Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 60 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
Part IV - Direction and Delegation of Duties
Section 18VAC60-21-150 - Delegation to dental assistants II

Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 60-21-150

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

The following duties may only be delegated under the direction and direct supervision of a dentist to a dental assistant II who has completed the coursework, corresponding module of laboratory training, corresponding module of clinical experience, and examinations specified in 18VAC60-30-120:

1. Performing pulp capping procedures;

2. Packing and carving of amalgam restorations;

3. Placing and shaping composite resin restorations with a slow speed handpiece;

4. Taking final impressions;

5. Use of a non-epinephrine retraction cord; and

6. Final cementation of crowns and bridges after adjustment and fitting by the dentist.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

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