A dental assistant shall not perform the following
intra-oral functions or any other activity deemed to be irreversible as to
cause change in the affected hard or soft tissues and is permanent or may
require reconstructive or corrective procedures; and any other activity which
represents the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene or requires the
knowledge, skill, and training of a licensed dentist or licensed dental
hygienist:
(1) Administering local
anesthetic, sedation, or general anesthesia;
(2) Cementing, bonding, and adjusting any
part of a prosthesis or appliance worn in the mouth;
(3) Cementing or re-cementing, finishing
margins, performing a try-in, and adjusting the occlusion of any temporary or
permanent fixed prosthetic restoration; or placing cement bases;
(4) Cementing bands and brackets, or
activating any orthodontic appliance;
(5) Establishing occlusal vertical dimension,
making bite registrations, and making face-bow transfers;
(6) Examining, diagnosing, or prescribing a
treatment plan;
(7) Making final
impressions, which would lead to the fabrication of any appliance or prosthesis
which, when worn by the patient, would come in direct contact with hard or soft
tissues with the exception of duties listed in section
16-79-69.1(a)(7);
(8) Performing any endodontic procedure to
ream, file, irrigate, medicate, dry, try-in cores, or fill root canals;
establishing the length of the tooth;
(9) Performing any surgical or cutting
procedures on hard or soft tissues, extracting teeth, and suturing;
(10) Placing, condensing, carving, finishing,
or adjusting the occlusion of final restorations; or placing cavity liners,
medicaments, or pulp cap materials;
(11) Placing materials subgingivally,
including but not limited to, prescriptive medicaments, retraction cords, and
other devices used for tissue displacement;
(12) Prescribing medications or authorizing
the fabrication of any restorative, prosthodontic, or orthodontic
appliances;
(13) Testing pulp
vitality; and
(14) Using of
ultrasonic instruments and polishing natural or restored surfaces.
