§ 864 - Practice - Vermont Statutes

§ 864. Practice

(a) A dental assistant may perform duties in the office of any licensed dentist consistent with rules adopted by the board under sections 767 and 862 of this title, and in public or private schools or public or private institutions under the supervision of a licensed dentist or other dentist approved for the purpose by the board of dental examiners. The performance of any intraoral tasks shall be under the direct supervision of the employer dentist.

(b) The following tasks may not be assigned to a dental assistant or to any other person not licensed or approved by the board to practice dentistry:

(1) Diagnosis, treatment planning and prescription, including prescription for drugs and medicaments or authorization for restorative, prosthodontic or orthodontic appliances; or

(2) Surgical procedures on hard and soft tissues within the oral cavity or any other intraoral procedure that contributes to or results in an irremediable alteration of the oral anatomy. (Added 1973, No. 46, § 2; amended 1977, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)