2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-31.1 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Chapter 5-31.1-31 - Dental assistant – Definition – Practices allowed.
§ 5-31.1-31 Dental assistant – Definition – Practices allowed. – (a) As used in this chapter, a "dental assistant" is any person not licensed under the provisions of this chapter who performs dental services, procedures, or duties in aid of a licensed and registered dentist.
(b) No dental assistant shall perform any service, procedure, or duty which constitutes the practice of dentistry unless authorized by rules and regulations adopted by the board of examiners in dentistry, and unless that dental service, procedure, or duty is performed under the supervision of a dentist licensed and registered in this state. The board of examiners in dentistry shall establisheany classification of dental assistants that are recognized by the American Dental Assistants Association, and to each class the board applies any of the rules and regulations permitted under this section that the board deems appropriate.
(c) Nothing in this section is construed to authorize a dental assistant to perform the following: diagnosis and treatment planning, surgical procedures on hard or soft tissue, prescribe medication, or administer injectable and/or general anesthesia.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1987, ch. 358, § 2.)
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