{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-4-408","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-4-408","heading":"Auxiliary personnel -- employment, duties, and limitations.","body":"(1) A dental auxiliary is a person other than a licensed dental hygienist employed by a licensed dentist. The board may, within the limitations of this chapter, adopt rules that define the qualifications and outline the tasks of any unlicensed auxiliary personnel to be employed by a licensed dentist, except that this section may not be construed to allow the board by rule to permit a licensed dentist to delegate to any auxiliary personnel prophylaxis or any of the duties prohibited to dental hygienists under 37-4-401. The performance of intraoral tasks by a dental auxiliary, as permitted by board rules, must be under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist, except as provided in subsection (2).\n(2) A dental auxiliary who holds a certified dental assistant certification from the dental assisting national board may be supervised under general supervision.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 4. DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE","Part 4. Dental Hygienists and Auxiliary Personnel"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0080/0370-0040-0040-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:44Z","sha256":"b5415d80e89d6e7c0207029accf673800f5f43304601fcbb20724bee2b42e9ea","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-4-407","next":"us-mt/37-4-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}