{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-18376","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §18376","heading":"Public health dental hygienist","body":"1.  Scope of practice.  A public health dental hygienist may perform the following procedures in a public health setting:\nA.  Prescribe, dispense or administer fluoride, silver diamine fluoride, antimicrobial solutions for mouth rinsing, topical anesthetics, other nonsystemic antimicrobial agents, desensitizing agents and resorbable antimicrobial agents;\nB.\nC.\nD.\nE.\nF.  Apply sealants;\nG.\nH.\nI.  Expose and process radiographs;\nJ.\nK.\nL.\nM.\nN.\nO.\nP.  Perform all procedures necessary for a complete prophylaxis, including but not limited to scaling and root planing and periodontal maintenance;\nQ.\nR.\nS.\nT.\nU.\nV.\nW.\nX.\nY.\nZ.  Place temporary restorations in compliance with the protocol adopted by board rule;\nAA.\nBB.\nCC.  Smooth and polish restorations;\nDD.\nEE.\nFF.  Obtain impressions for and deliver athletic mouth guards and custom fluoride trays; and\nGG.\nHH.  Perform dental hygiene assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis and dental hygiene treatment planning and implementation in the identification, prevention and management of oral disease.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 143: DENTAL PROFESSIONS","SUBCHAPTER 4: SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SUPERVISION; PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec18376.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"4830752ff267d0245710e877091a1c3a8a12fb8d61c220767caaa01e4f9ce48c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-18375","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-18377"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}