Department of Health Professions
Board of Dentistry
Regulations Governing Dental Practice
[18 VAC 60 ‑ 20]
(Repealed)
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Operation of high speed rotary instruments by dental assistants
CLOSED Opened on 4/23/2012 and Ended on 5/18/2012
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43 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| operating high speed handpiece in mouth by a DAII | Gus C Vlahos | 4/23/12 10:47 am |
| Dental Assistants operating high speed handpiece | Richard R. Zechini | 4/23/12 8:04 pm |
| high speed DAII | Christie, RDH | 4/23/12 10:42 pm |
| operating high speed handpiece | Kred | 4/23/12 11:29 pm |
| Public safety | Fred | 4/24/12 7:19 am |
| Is this a joke? | Cari, RDH | 4/24/12 7:26 am |
| Rediculous | Mary, BSDH RDH | 4/24/12 11:12 am |
| DA II's to be operating a high speed handpiece | Fred Certosimo | 4/24/12 11:15 am |
| Operation of HS handpiece by non-dentists | Rod M. Rogge, DDS | 4/24/12 1:31 pm |
| Against DAII using high speed instruments | Amanda, RDH | 4/24/12 9:46 pm |
| High speed rotary instruments | Ralph L Howell, Jr., DDS | 4/24/12 10:17 pm |
| comment | Carson E Wiedeman, DDS, retired | 4/25/12 12:04 am |
| high speed handpiece use, a safety concern. | Dr. Bob Howell | 4/25/12 9:10 am |
| DAII use of high speed handpiece | Ron Downey, DDS | 4/25/12 12:24 pm |
| ortho bracket removal, high spots | Jon | 4/25/12 6:56 pm |
| DA2 | Heather, BSDH, RDH | 4/25/12 9:40 pm |
| Strongly opposed to DA II high speed operation | Patricia, RDH | 4/27/12 9:46 pm |
| As an Expanded Funciton Dental Assistant in TWO STATES for OVER 16yrs. | F. Denice Burnette EFDA, CDA, DAII | 4/29/12 7:43 pm |
| DAII | Lesa Crane, RDH, CDA, MHA | 4/29/12 8:16 pm |
| Why do this? | Lori Reffett RD, RDH, CDE | 4/29/12 9:36 pm |
| You have to be kidding me | Heather Stoddard,RDH | 4/29/12 9:56 pm |
| You have to be kidding me | Heather Stoddard,RDH | 4/29/12 9:56 pm |
| You have to be kidding me | Heather Stoddard,RDH | 4/29/12 9:56 pm |
| You have to be kidding me | Heather Stoddard,RDH | 4/29/12 9:56 pm |
| DA II use of highspeed handpiece intraorally | Bettina Gigliello, RDH, BSDH, CDA, President FDHA | 4/29/12 10:49 pm |
| Dangerous procedure to delegated | ken stoner, DDS | 4/30/12 9:44 am |
| against DAII using high speed handpieces in patients mouths | Gregory K. Kontopanos,D.D.S. | 4/30/12 12:11 pm |
| Not something to be taken lightly | Ron Vranas, DDS | 4/30/12 12:45 pm |
| Operating handpiece(highspeed) intraorally by DA II | Dr Robert Candler, DDS, TDA | 4/30/12 1:12 pm |
| DAll use of high-speed handpiece | Steven G. Forte D.D.S. | 4/30/12 9:06 pm |
| Use of high speed hand piece by DAII | Debra, RDH | 4/30/12 10:46 pm |
| DAII- Use of High Speed Handpiece | Nancy Daniel CDA BSHCM - Dental Assisting Program Head - JSRCC | 5/1/12 10:23 am |
| RDH | ASHLEY D CRIGGER | 5/1/12 11:23 am |
| RDH | ASHLEY D CRIGGER | 5/1/12 11:26 am |
| This is Insane | Sharon, RDH | 5/2/12 9:38 pm |
| I DON'T WANT A DENTAL ASSISANT PUTTING A HIGH SPEED INSTRUMENT IN MY MOUTHT | Nancy | 5/2/12 10:00 pm |
| Use of high speeds by dental assistants | John A Marino, DDS VDA Delegate | 5/3/12 4:57 pm |
| Rotary Tools | Brad W. | 5/3/12 9:19 pm |
| Use of high speed handpiece by DAII | Steven J. Barbieri | 5/7/12 5:59 pm |
| this is malpractice!!! | Madelyn Gambrel, DDS | 5/8/12 10:38 am |
| Understanding EFDA/DAII | Denice Burnette EFDA, CDA DAII | 5/8/12 9:52 pm |
| Consider | Gary C. Hanna, DMD | 5/18/12 5:58 pm |
| I.E. Allowing dental assistant to use high speed drill issue | Helen M. French RN, BSN,ADN | 5/18/12 7:26 pm |
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