As a paying patient, I would expect the outmost care for my dental needs.  We as patients should not have to worry when arriving at our dental office and wonder if we are getting the care we should be receiving.  I have payed thousands of dollars in my daughters behalf to receive the education to become a Dental Hygenist.  She received her license for a registered Dental Hygenist and she is very proud of her success in this program.  To allow someone not qualified to perform these duties in a professional office is just ridiculous.  You are just allowing the owner of the Dental practice to just get richer.  Just like in any other profession, if you want to grow your business, expand your clients and hire more people to do the jobs that they are qualified for.  Everyone will prosper in this, even the owner of the practice.  This is the American way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Question for all you Dentist?  Would you allow your son or daughter to to have knee surgery, only to know that a non-qualified surgeon was going to perform the surgery?  I did'nt think so.  The true professional will perform and carry out all duties to care for their patient.  Must be the Democrats trying to pass this one.  Here we go already.   Good luck to all.