Section 338.11405c. Registered dental assistant; delegation of intra-oral procedures under direct supervision.

Rule  1405c.  (1)  A  dentist  shall  delegate  the  following  intra-oral   procedures  to  a registered  dental   assistant  only   if  the  registered  dental   assistant  has  successfully completed  an  approved  course,   as  defined  in  section  16611(11)   of  the  code,  MCL 333.16611(11), followed by a comprehensive clinical   experience of sufficient duration that validates clinical competence through a criterion-based assessment instrument. (2)The  following  procedures  shall   be  performed   under  the  direct   supervision  of  a dentist:

(a)   Placing, condensing, and carving amalgam restorations.

(b)     Placing  Class   I  resin  bonded   restorations,  occlusal  adjustment,  finishing,  and polishing with non-tissue cutting rotary hand pieces.

(c)   Taking of final impressions for indirect restorations.

(3)        A dentist shall delegate the assisting and monitoring of the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia by the dentist or registered dental hygienist to a registered dental assistant only if the registered dental assistant has successfully completed an approved course, as defined in section 16611(7) of the code, MCL 333.16611(7), in the assisting and monitoring of the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia. This procedure shall be performed under the direct supervision of a dentist.

History: 2014 AACS.