N.Y. Education Law § 6608: Definition of practice of registered dental assisting

* § 6608. Definition of practice of registered dental assisting. The

practice of registered dental assisting is defined as providing

supportive services to a dentist in such dentist's performance of dental

services authorized under this article. Such support shall include

providing patient education, taking preliminary medical histories and

vital signs to be reviewed by the dentist, placing and removing rubber

dams, selecting and prefitting provisional crowns, selecting and

prefitting orthodontic bands, removing orthodontic arch wires and

ligature ties, placing and removing matrix bands, taking impressions for

study casts or diagnostic casts, removing periodontal dressings, placing

and removing temporary restorations, application of topical fluoride

varnish, and such other dental supportive services authorized by the

dentist consistent with regulations promulgated by the commissioner,

provided that such functions are performed under the direct personal

supervision of a licensed dentist in the course of the performance of

dental services. Such services shall not include diagnosing and/or

performing surgical procedures, irreversible procedures or procedures

that would alter the hard or soft tissue of the oral and maxillofacial

area or any other procedures determined by the department. The practice

of registered dental assisting may be conducted in the office of any

licensed dentist or in any appropriately equipped school or public

institution but must be done under the direct personal supervision of a

licensed dentist. Direct personal supervision, for purposes of this

section, means supervision of dental procedures based on instructions

given by a licensed dentist in the course of a procedure who remains in

the dental office where the supportive services are being performed,

personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes

the procedures, and before dismissal of the patient, who remains the

responsibility of the licensed dentist, evaluates the services performed

by the registered dental assistant. Nothing herein authorizes a

registered dental assistant to perform any of the services or functions

defined as part of the practice of dental hygiene in accordance with the

provisions of subdivision one of section sixty-six hundred six of this

article, except those functions authorized pursuant to this section. All

dental supportive services provided in this section may be performed by

currently registered dental hygienists either under a dentist's

supervision, as defined in regulations of the commissioner, or, in the

case of a registered dental hygienist working for a hospital as defined

in article twenty-eight of the public health law, pursuant to a

collaborative arrangement with a licensed dentist in accordance with

subdivision one of section sixty-six hundred six of this article. Such

collaborative arrangement shall not obviate or supersede any law or

regulation which requires identified services to be performed under the

personal supervision of a dentist.

* NB Effective until June 19, 2027

* § 6608. Definition of practice of registered dental assisting. The

practice of registered dental assisting is defined as providing

supportive services to a dentist in such dentist's performance of dental

services authorized under this article. Such support shall include

providing patient education, taking preliminary medical histories and

vital signs to be reviewed by the dentist, placing and removing rubber

dams, selecting and prefitting provisional crowns, selecting and

prefitting orthodontic bands, removing orthodontic arch wires and

ligature ties, placing and removing matrix bands, taking impressions for

study casts or diagnostic casts, removing periodontal dressings, placing

and removing temporary restorations, application of topical fluoride

varnish, and such other dental supportive services authorized by the

dentist consistent with regulations promulgated by the commissioner,

provided that such functions are performed under the direct personal

supervision of a licensed dentist in the course of the performance of

dental services. Such services shall not include diagnosing and/or

performing surgical procedures, irreversible procedures or procedures

that would alter the hard or soft tissue of the oral and maxillofacial

area or any other procedures determined by the department. The practice

of registered dental assisting may be conducted in the office of any

licensed dentist or in any appropriately equipped school or public

institution but must be done under the direct personal supervision of a

licensed dentist. Direct personal supervision, for purposes of this

section, means supervision of dental procedures based on instructions

given by a licensed dentist in the course of a procedure who remains in

the dental office where the supportive services are being performed,

personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes

the procedures, and before dismissal of the patient, who remains the

responsibility of the licensed dentist, evaluates the services performed

by the registered dental assistant. Nothing herein authorizes a

registered dental assistant to perform any of the services or functions

defined as part of the practice of dental hygiene in accordance with the

provisions of subdivision one of section sixty-six hundred six of this

article, except those functions authorized pursuant to this section. All

dental supportive services provided in this section may be performed by

currently registered dental hygienists either under a dentist's

supervision, as defined in regulations of the commissioner, or, in the

case of a registered dental hygienist performing services in a practice

setting authorized under subdivision four of section sixty-six hundred

six of this article, pursuant to a collaborative arrangement with a

licensed dentist in accordance with section sixty-six hundred six of

this article. Such collaborative arrangement shall not obviate or

supersede any law or regulation which requires identified services to be

performed under the personal supervision of a dentist.

* NB Effective June 19, 2027