North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 16 - DENTAL EXAMINERS
Subchapter H - DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Section .0200 - PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT
Section 16H .0205 - SPECIFIC PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS I AND II

Universal Citation: 21 NC Admin Code 16H .0205

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

Those specific functions that shall not be delegated to either a Dental Assistant I or a Dental Assistant II include those procedures prohibited in 21 NCAC 16G .0103 for Dental Hygienists. In addition, those procedures that require the professional education and skill of a Dentist or Dental Hygienist and may not be delegated to a Dental Assistant I or Dental Assistant II shall include:

(1) performing prophylaxis;

(2) performing periodontal screening;

(3) performing periodontal probing;

(4) performing subgingival exploration for or removal of hard or soft deposits;

(5) performing sulcular irrigation;

(6) using ultrasonic scalers for prophylaxis;

(7) applying antibiotic-coated materials;

(8) applying resorbable antimicrobial agents;

(9) performing root planing;

(10) applying oral cancer screening products;

(11) using laser fluorescence detectors in preparation for the dentist's examination and diagnosis of cavities; or

(12) applying resin infiltration treatment for incipient smooth surface lesions, following the dentist's diagnosis that the lesion is non-penetrable.

Authority G.S. 90-29(c)(9); 90-48;
Eff. September 3, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; January 1, 1994; May 1, 1989; March 1, 1985;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2018.

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