In Alaska Stat. § 08.36.342 – 08.36.349,

(1) “direct supervision” means a dentist licensed in this state is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and, before dismissal of the patient, evaluates the performance of the dental assistant;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.36.349

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “indirect supervision” means a dentist licensed in this state is in the dental office, authorizes the procedures, and remains in the dental office while the procedures are being performed by the dental assistant.