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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11/12/08  1:37 pm
Commenter: Robert A. Levine, DDS

Dental Assists trained to scale: in favor
 

I am in favor of permitting trained Certified Dental Assisants to scale Class I Periodontal patients.

If properly trained and under the supervision of a licensed dentist, I believe this will help with the access to care issue as well as with the shortage of dental hygienists in the Commonwealth.

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