Action | Registration and practice of dental assistants |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 11/12/2008 |
As a recent retiree from The United States Navy I have had the unique opportunity to work as a DA1, DA2, prophy technician and a registered dental hygienist and I do not agree with dental assistants acting in the capacity of a registered dental hygienist. What I learned in my twenty years of dental services is that there is no replacement or shortcut for the education that I received by attending an accredited dental hygiene program. The military school in
Pamela D. Price, RDH