Dear Dental Board,

I would like you to vote no on Dental Assitants II scal;ing teeth.  We will  be lowering the sandard of care for all Virginians if this is passed.  "Cleaning" a person's teeth wether a child or perio patiant involves much more then just scraping teeth. For the assistants to be able to preform a prophy on a patient they will need to attend  school  for 2 to 4 years,  take national and state boards,  and take continuing education classes  to keep thier liciense current.  Of course then you would have a qualified RDH!  Please continue to give Virginia patients the high quality of care they deserve.  VOTE NO ON ASSITANTS SCALING!

Sherry Basham,  RDH, BS