332.093. Practice as a dental assistant defined. - Missouri Statutes

Practice as a dental assistant defined.

332.093. Any person "practices as a dental assistant" within themeaning of this chapter who provides patient services in cooperation withand under the direct supervision of a currently registered and licenseddentist in Missouri. A currently registered and licensed dentist maydelegate to a dental assistant, certified dental assistant or expandedfunctions dental assistant, under their direct supervision, such reversibleacts that would be considered the practice of dentistry as defined insection 332.071 provided such delegation is done pursuant to the terms andconditions of a rule adopted by the Missouri dental board pursuant tosection 332.031; except that, no such rule may allow delegation of actsthat conflict with the practice of dental hygiene as defined in section332.091, with the exception that polishing of teeth may be delegated to adental assistant, certified dental assistant or expanded-functions dentalassistant.

(L. 1995 S.B. 35)

Effective 6-13-95