Section 61-5A-6 - Certification of dental assistants. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.) - New Mexico Statutes

61-5A-6. Certification of dental assistants. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)

A.     A certified dental assistant or a dental assistant certified in expanded functions shall be required to adhere to the educational requirements, examinations, recertification criteria and fees as established by rules and regulation.  The fee shall be the same for one or more expanded functions.   

B.     Certificates granted by the board may be revoked, suspended, stipulated or otherwise limited, and a dental assistant may be fined or placed on probation if found guilty of violation of the Dental Health Care Act.   

C.     No individual shall use the title "C.D.A." unless granted certification by the dental assistant national board.   

D.     Unless certified to practice as a dental assistant certified in expanded functions, no person shall:   

(1)     practice as a dental assistant certified in expanded functions as defined by rule of the board; or   

(2)     use the title or represent oneself as an assistant certified in expanded functions or use any title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the person is a dental assistant certified in expanded functions.