Action | Registration and practice of dental assistants |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 11/12/2008 |
As a conscientious patient who visits the dentist regularly I would like to know the person in charge of my dental cleaning is an educated and well trained dental hygienist. I would not feel comfortable having anyone other than a hygienist clean my teeth. I strongly object to assistants being allowed to scale my teeth or any one else's. Please don't risk patient care. . If assistants want to perform these functions then they should have to go to school like the hygienists do..