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Part VI
Direction and Delegation of Duties
18VAC60-20-190. Nondelegable duties; dentists.
Only licensed dentists shall perform the following duties:
1. Final diagnosis and treatment planning;
2. Performing surgical or cutting procedures on hard or soft tissue;
3. Prescribing or parenterally administering drugs or medicaments, except a dental hygienist, who meets the requirements of 18VAC60-20-81, may parenterally administer Schedule VI local anesthesia to patients 18 years of age or older;
4. Authorization of work orders for any appliance or prosthetic device or restoration to be inserted into a patient's mouth;
5. Operation of high speed rotary instruments in the mouth;
6. Performing pulp capping procedures;
7. Administering and monitoring general anesthetics and conscious sedation except as provided for in ยง 54.1-2701 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC60-20-108 C, 18VAC60-20-110 F, and 18VAC60-20-120 F;
8. Condensing, contouring or adjusting any final, fixed or removable prosthodontic appliance or restoration in the mouth;
9. Final positioning and attachment of orthodontic bonds and bands;
10. Taking impressions for master casts to be used for prosthetic restoration of teeth or oral structures;
11. Final cementation of crowns and bridges; and
12. Placement of retraction cord.