Action | Registration and practice of dental assistants |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 11/12/2008 |
I oppose assistants scaling. Hygienists are trained to look for conditions that may turn into problems. A "cleaning appt" is not just scaling. It is also a cancer , periodontal, caries and oral hygiene exam. A Type 1 case can easily turn into a type 2 in 3-6 months. Hygienists also are required to complete so many hours of continuing ed a year. Are the assisstants going to be required to keep current? are they going to take a board exam similar to the one a hygienists takes.. Although there are many fantastic assistants this is just a bad idea. They should be training to keep up on all new procedures that the dentist is providing for his patients in stead of learning to "scale"