Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Dental Practice [18 VAC 60 ‑ 20]
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4/30/12  12:45 pm
Commenter: Ron Vranas, DDS

Not something to be taken lightly
 

Considering that a high speed handpiece rotates at 400,000 RPMs, four years of training at an accredited dental school should be the minimum requirement for anyone considering performing an irreversible procedure in a person's mouth.  Allowing procedures like this to be undertaken by DA2s belittles the training all dentists go through in order to take on this mighty responsibility.   

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