Okla. Admin. Code § 195:15-1-5 - Duties not assignable to dental assistants

A dentist shall not delegate to a dental assistant, nor shall a dental assistant perform, any of the following procedures and duties:

(1) Any procedure that may contribute to or result in an irreversible alteration of the human oral anatomy;

(2) Diagnosis;

(3) Treatment planning;

(4) Prescription of medications;

(5) Removal of fully hardened cement with a high-speed hand piece;

(6) Surgery or the cutting or severance of hard and soft tissue;

(7) Final cementation of a fixed prosthesis or delivery of a removable prosthesis;

(8) Adjustment of a prosthesis intraorally;

(9) Placement or removal of restorative materials in a human oral cavity;

(10) Administration of injectable local anesthesia or any other form of injectable including anesthesia including IV sedation;

(11) Utilization of a laser, high-speed hand piece, power scaler, prophy jet or ultrasonic;

(12) Administration of nitrous oxide;

(13) An expanded duty as set forth in 195:15-1-4, when the dental assistant does not hold a current permit issued by the Board for the expanded duty; and

(14) Those procedures allocated exclusively to dental hygienists or dentists pursuant to the rules or the State Dental Act.

Notes

Okla. Admin. Code § 195:15-1-5

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2200, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1436, eff 7-1-05

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023