Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Under indirect supervision, dental
hygiene procedures may be performed for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or
minimal sedation under the following conditions:
(a) A licensee holding a Nitrous Oxide,
Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the
sedative agents;
(b) The permit
holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; or
(c) If a dental hygienist with a nitrous
oxide permit administers nitrous oxide sedation to a patient and then performs
authorized procedures on the patient, an anesthesia monitor is not required to
be present during the time the patient is sedated unless the permit holder
leaves the patient.
(d) The permit
holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and
discharges the patient in accordance with Board rules.
(2) Under indirect supervision, a dental
assistant may perform those procedures for which the dental assistant holds the
appropriate certification for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal
sedation under the following conditions:
(a) A
licensee holding the Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General
Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents;
(b) The permit holder, or an anesthesia
monitor, monitors the patient; and
(c) The permit holder performs the
appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in
accordance with Board rules.
(3) Under indirect supervision, a dental
therapist may perform procedures for which they hold the appropriate license
for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the
following conditions:
(a) A licensee holding
the Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia
Permit administers the sedative agents;
(b) The permit holder, or an anesthesia
monitor, monitors the patient; and
(c) The permit holder performs the
appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in
accordance with Board rules
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 679 & 680
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
679.250(7),
679.250(10)
& ORS 679.600
