{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-54-902","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 54-902","heading":"Definition — Practice of dental hygiene.","body":"The practice of dental hygiene is the doing by one (1) person for a direct or indirect consideration of one (1) or more of the following with respect to the teeth or dental health of another person, namely, cleaning, polishing, removing stains or concretions; performing nonsurgical periodontal therapy; administering prescribed anesthetics or medicaments; applying preventive agents; performing nonsurgical, clinical and laboratory oral diagnostic tests for interpretation by a dentist; preparation of preliminary records of oral conditions; and such other dental services as specified by the dentist unless prohibited by the board in its adopted rules.","path":["TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 9 DENTISTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title54/t54ch9/sect54-902/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:22:47Z","sha256":"3bd5ad994826c522029ad7fa11646f36e2b3292c44e66eb186601b14f9cdb1b2","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-54-901","next":"us-id/idaho-code-54-902a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}