153.38 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- SCOPE OF PRACTICE. - Iowa Statutes

153.38 DENTAL ASSISTANTS -- SCOPE OF PRACTICE. A registered dental assistant may perform those services of assistance to a licensed dentist as determined by the board by rule. Such services shall be performed under supervision of a licensed dentist in a dental office, a public or private school, public health agencies, hospitals, and the armed forces, but shall not be construed to authorize a dental assistant to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. Every licensed dentist who utilizes the services of a registered dental assistant for the purpose of assistance in the practice of dentistry shall be responsible for acts delegated to the registered dental assistant. A dentist shall delegate to a registered dental assistant only those acts which are authorized to be delegated to registered dental assistants by the board.          Section History: Recent Form 2000 Acts, ch 1002, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §141