{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.36.346","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.36.346","heading":"Delegation to dental assistants.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a dentist licensed in this state may delegate to a dental assistant under indirect supervision\n(1) the exposure and development of radiographs;\n(2) application of topical preventive agents or pit and fissure sealants; and\n(3) other dental operations and services except\n(A) those that may be performed by a dental hygienist under AS 08.32.110(a); and\n(B) those that may not be delegated to a dental hygienist under AS 08.32.110(c).\n(b) A dentist licensed in this state may delegate to a dental assistant under direct supervision\n(1) coronal polishing on teeth without calculus, if the dental assistant is certified under AS 08.36.342;\n(2) the placement of a restoration into a cavity prepared by a dentist licensed under this chapter and the subsequent carving, contouring, and adjustment of the contacts and occlusion of the restoration, if the dental assistant is certified under AS 08.36.344; and\n(3) other dental operations and services as defined and regulated by the board; however, a dentist may not delegate to a dental assistant a dental operation or service that requires the professional skill of a licensed dentist or licensed dental hygienist, including those dental operations and services specified in AS 08.32.110(c).\n(c) A dental hygienist holding an advanced practice permit issued under AS 08.32.125 may delegate to a dental assistant, under a level of supervision specified by the board in regulations,\n(1) the exposure and development of radiographs;\n(2) application of topical preventive agents or pit and fissure sealants;\n(3) other tasks specified by the board in regulations.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 36. Dentistry.","Article 4. Dental Assistants."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.36.346","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"47aaf5079f8599a199ff1aff8a3a3bd0c4bfaab64bababf40d2d89fd22da6694","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.36.344","next":"us-ak/as-08.36.347"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}