{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-332.011","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 332.011","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following words and terms mean:\n(1) \"Accredited dental hygiene school\" , any program which teaches a course in dental hygiene which is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and which shall have a minimum of two academic years of curriculum provided in a college or institution of higher education;\n(2) \"Accredited dental school\" , any college, university, school, or other institution which teaches dentistry which has been certified by the American Dental Association;\n(3) \"Board\" , the Missouri dental board;\n(4) \"Certified dental assistant\" , a dental assistant who is currently certified by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.;\n(5) \"Dental assistant\" , an employee of a duly registered and currently licensed dentist in Missouri, other than either a dental hygienist or a certified dental assistant;\n(6) \"Expanded-functions dental assistant\" , any dental assistant who has passed a basic dental assisting skills mastery examination or a certified dental assistant, either of whom has successfully completed a board-approved expanded-functions course, passed a competency examination, and has obtained a permit authorizing them to perform expanded-functions duties from the Missouri dental board;\n(7) \"Expanded-functions duties\" , reversible acts that would be considered the practice of dentistry as defined in section 332.071 that the board specifies by rule may be delegated to a dental assistant or dental hygienist who possesses an expanded-functions permit.","path":["Title XXII - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 332 - Dentists"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=332.011","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"37e0a8971f101a903075fecbfe43df5b498768b73b2fd3747c8846a70076b2f3","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-331.115","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-332.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}