{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-313.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 313.045","heading":"Administrative regulations governing dental assistants.","body":"(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS\nChapter 13A to define registration requirements, duties, training, and standards of\npractice that may be performed by a dental assistant who has a minimum of one (1)\nyear of dental office experience.\n(2) The board shall approve the instructor and the courses of study for approving\nduties, training, and standards of practice that may be performed by a registered\ndental assistant.\n(3) A registered dental assistant shall practice under the supervision, order, control, and\nfull responsibility of a dentist licensed under this chapter.\n(4) A registration issued to a registered dental assistant shall be continuously displayed\nin a conspicuous place in the office of the licensee.\n(5) Supervising dentists shall only assign to registered dental assistants procedures that\ndo not require the professional competence of a licensed dentist or a licensed dental\nhygienist.\n(6) Registered dental assistant services may include coronal polishing, a cosm etic\nprocedure that is not essential to therapeutic oral prophylaxis, if the following\ncriteria are observed:\n(a) Polishing activities are limited to the use of a rubber cap attached to a slow -\nspeed rotary dental handpiece or dental hygiene cordless polisher;\n(b) The assistant has received a certificate from the board's approved instructor\nthat ensures the assistant has successfully completed a dental assisting course\ndeveloped by the board and a committee of dental educators from the\nKentucky institutions of dental education accredited by the Commission on\nDental Accreditation; and\n(c) The dental assisting course includes basic dental assisting and coronal\npolishing instruction that includes didactic, preclinical, clinical training, and\ncompetency testing.\n(7) Registered dental assistant services shall not include the following:\n(a) Diagnosis;\n(b) Treatment planning and prescription, including prescriptions for drugs or\nmedicaments, or authorization for restorative, prosthodontic, or orthodontic\nappliances; and\n(c) Surgical procedures on hard or soft tissues of the oral cavity, or any other\nintraoral procedure that contributes to or results in an irreversible alteration of\nthe oral anatomy.\n(8) A licensed dentist may delegate the taking of radiographs to registered dental\nassistants who have completed board -approved training in radiography technique\nand safety. The course completion certificate shall be maintained by the supervising\ndentist and be made available to the board upon request.","path":["KRS Chapter 313"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56879","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:09Z","sha256":"bd3ae6ded4cd008288ba7fe23c62ab18bfc7e339fc5a6a644f37fce8ef0855d1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-313.040","next":"us-ky/krs-313.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}