I want to voice my opposition in regards to the "expanded duties" for a Dental Assitant.

The Dental Assistant has very little experience with recognizing gingival signs of sub calculus and periodontal diseases. believe that allowing DA II's to scale would be jeopardizing the health and well-being of all patients. By allowing individuals with far less education to perform scaling, this would limit the complete treatment received by the  patient. An RDH goes through two years of education, therefore we are capable of providing the proper care for individuals. Please don't settle for anything less than "RDH" for scaling procedures for the dental offices.