Dentistry 

California Codes > California Business and Professions Code > Division 2 > Chapter 4 > Article 9 > § 1915

  No person other than a registered dental hygienist,
registered dental hygienist in alternative functions, or registered
dental hygienist in extended functions or a licensed dentist may
engage in the practice of dental hygiene or perform dental hygiene
procedures on patients, including, but not limited to, supragingival
and subgingival scaling, dental hygiene assessment, and treatment
planning, except for the following persons:
   (a) A student enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene school who
is performing procedures as part of the regular curriculum of that
program under the supervision of the faculty of that program.
   (b) A dental assistant acting in accordance with the rules of the
dental board in performing the following procedures:
   (1) Applying nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents.
   (2) Applying topical fluoride.
   (3) Taking impressions for bleaching trays.
   (c) A registered dental assistant acting in accordance with the
rules of the dental board in performing the following procedures:
   (1) Polishing the coronal surfaces of teeth.
   (2) Applying bleaching agents.
   (3) Activating bleaching agents with a nonlaser light-curing
device.
   (4) Applying pit and fissure sealant.
   (d) A registered dental assistant in extended functions acting in
accordance with the rules of the dental board in applying pit and
fissure sealants.
   (e) A registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in
alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended
functions licensed in another jurisdiction, performing a clinical
demonstration for educational purposes.

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