Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
The board may issue or renew a permit to a dental hygienist
for the following:
1. The board may
issue or renew a class I dental anesthesia assistant permit authorizing a
dental hygienist to provide anesthesia assistance under the supervision of a
dentist authorized by permit to provide moderate sedation, deep sedation, or
general anesthesia, upon successful completion of the following:
a. The applicant submits evidence of a
board-approved dental anesthesia assistant education and training
course.
b. The applicant submits
proof of current certification status from the American association of oral and
maxillofacial surgeons dental anesthesia assistant national certification, or a
board-approved competency examination;
c. The applicant holds current and valid
certification for health care provider basic life support, or advanced cardiac
life support or pediatric advanced life support; and
d. The applicant provides a copy of a valid
North Dakota general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation permit of
the dentist where the registered dental hygienist will be performing anesthesia
assistant services.
2.
The board may issue or renew a class II dental anesthesia assistant permit
authorizing a registered dental hygienist to provide anesthesia assistance
under the supervision of a dentist authorized by permit to provide moderate
sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia upon successful completion of
the following:
a. The applicant submits
evidence of a board-approved dental anesthesia assistant education and training
course and has proof of current certification status from the American
association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons dental anesthesia assistant
national certification or a board-approved competency examination;
b. The applicant has successfully completed
hands-on training in intravenous access or phlebotomy that includes live
experience starting and maintaining intravenous lines;
c. The applicant holds current and valid
certification for health care provider basic life support, or advanced cardiac
life support or pediatric advanced life support; and
d. The applicant provides a copy of a valid
North Dakota general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation permit of
the dentist where the registered dental hygienist will be performing anesthesia
assistant services.
3.
The board may issue or renew a permit on forms prescribed by the board
authorizing a registered dental hygienist under the direct supervision of a
dentist to provide restorative functions under the following conditions:
a. The applicant meets any of the following
requirements:
(1) The applicant has
successfully completed a board-approved curriculum from a program accredited by
the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association or
other board-approved course and successfully passed the western regional
examining board's restorative examination or other equivalent examinations
approved by the board within the last five years. The board may require
successful completion of the restorative function component of the dental
assisting national board's certified restorative functions dental assistant
certification examination; or
(2)
The applicant has successfully passed the western regional examining board's
restorative examination or other board-approved examination over five years
from the date of application and successfully completed the restorative
function component of the dental assisting national board's certified
restorative functions dental assistant certification examination or other
board-approved examination and provided evidence from another state or
jurisdiction where the applicant legally is or was authorized to perform
restorative functions and certification from the supervising dentist of
successful completion of at least twenty-five restorative procedures within the
immediate five years before the date of application.
b. A dental hygienist may perform the
placement and finishing of direct alloy or direct composite restorations, under
the direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after the supervising dentist has
prepared the dentition for restoration.
c. The restorative functions shall only be
performed after the patient has given informed consent for the placement of the
restoration by a restorative functions dental hygienist.
d. Before the patient is released, the final
restorations shall be checked and documented by the supervising
dentist.
General Authority: NDCC 43-20-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
43-20-03
