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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11/11/08  3:41 pm
Commenter: Donna McCLUNG R.D.H.

I oppose ANY and All scaling duties that may be applied to the Newly created dental assistant II.
 

To whom may concern

I oppose ANY and ALL scaling duties for the NEWLY created dental assistant II. It takes many years of hard training and education to practice hygiene on a patient. A assistant would never have the training and the education to scale patients.Hygiene is much more complex the just a polish or a scale, and total patient care must be applied to every patient.

Sincerely, Donna McClung, RDH

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