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  10:35 am
Commenter: Iman Ayoubi, DDS

NO to scaling for dental assistants
 

Dental assistants should not be allowed to have the expanded duties to perform scaling on patients.  By allowing this, it will surely decarease the standard of care for patients.  The profession cannot afford to suffer any further "bad press." 

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