DE 3.02(1)(b)
(b) Placing temporary restorations in teeth in emergency situations.
DE 3.02(1)(e)
(e) Removing excess cement from teeth, inlays, crowns, bridges and fixed orthodontic appliances.
DE 3.02(2)
(2) Those practices a dental hygienist may perform whether or not a dentist is present in the dental facility include:
DE 3.02(2)(a)
(a) Preparing specimens for dietary or salivary analysis;
DE 3.02(2)(b)
(b) Taking impressions for and fabricating study casts and opposing casts;
DE 3.02(2)(c)
(c) Making and processing dental radiograph exposures;
DE 3.02(2)(d)
(d) Conducting a preliminary examination of the oral cavity and surrounding structures which may include preparing case histories and recording clinical findings for the dentist to review;
DE 3.02(2)(e)
(e) Providing prevention measures, including application of fluorides and other topical agents approved by the American dental association for the prevention of oral disease.
DE 3.02(3)
(3) A dental hygienist shall report clinical findings made in the practice of dental hygiene to the supervising dentist.
DE 3.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1982, No. 314, eff. 3-1-82.
DE 3.03
DE 3.03
Prohibited practices. A dental hygienist may not:
DE 3.03(1)
(1) Administer or prescribe, either narcotic or analgesics or systemic-affecting nonnarcotic drugs, or anesthetics.
DE 3.03(3)
(3) Diagnose any condition of the hard or soft tissues of the oral cavity or prescribe treatment to modify normal or pathological conditions of the tissues.
DE 3.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1982, No. 314, eff. 3-1-82.
DE 3.04
DE 3.04 Oral systemic premedications and subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents. DE 3.04(1)(1) "Oral systemic premedications" means antibiotics that are administered orally to patients prior to providing dental or dental hygiene services in order to mitigate against the risk of patients developing a bacterial infection.
DE 3.04(2)
(2) "Subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents" means medications that are applied under the gum tissue in periodontal pockets to treat periodontal or gum disease.
DE 3.04(3)
(3) A dentist may delegate to a dental hygienist the administration of oral systemic premedications and subgingival sustained release chemotherapeutic agents to patients only if all of the following conditions are met:
DE 3.04(3)(a)
(a) The administration is performed pursuant to a treatment plan for the patient approved by a dentist.
DE 3.04(3)(b)
(b) A dentist remains on the premises in which the administration is performed and is available to the patient throughout the completion of the appointment.
DE 3.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00.
