Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Dentistry
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Dental Practice [18 VAC 60 ‑ 20]
Action Registration and practice of dental assistants
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 11/12/2008
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11/10/08  8:59 am
Commenter: Susan FitzHugh Elliott BS, RDH

No to expanded assistants scaling teeth
 

I do not think it is in the best interest of the dental health of our patients to allow Dental Assistant II to scale type 1 perio patients. I have been a hygienist for 35 years and worked in a perio office for all of them. I think this will  negatively impact our patient care.

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