Action | Registration and practice of dental assistants |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 11/12/2008 |
Our goal, as Dental Professionals, is the optimim care of our patient. If the Dental Assistant II is allowed to scale, I believe the care, health, and safety of the patient will be jepordized. I believe the detection of periodontal disease will be missed andt hat sub-gingival calculus will be left to create a greater problem. I feel that the patient will, simply, be short-changed. I also feel it borders on dental negligence and insurance fraud. I certainly don't want my family to go in for their 6 month recall and have them treated by a DA II when they are expecting to be seen by a Registered Dental Hygienist---or to be charged as if they were being seen by a REAL Hygienist.