Arizona Laws 32-1291.01. Expanded function dental assistants; training and examination requirements; duties
A. A dental assistant may perform expanded functions after meeting one of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1291.01
- Board: means the state board of dental examiners. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Dental assistant: means any person who acts as an assistant to a dentist, dental therapist or dental hygienist by rendering personal services to a patient that involve close proximity to the patient while the patient is under treatment or observation or undergoing diagnostic procedures. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Dental hygienist: means any person who is licensed and engaged in the general practice of dental hygiene and all related and associated duties, including educational, clinical and therapeutic dental hygiene procedures. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Licensed: means licensed pursuant to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- Teledentistry: means the use of data transmitted through interactive audio, video or data communications for the purposes of examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, consultation and directing the delivery of treatment by dentists and dental providers in settings permissible under this chapter or specified in rules adopted by the board. See Arizona Laws 32-1201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Successfully completing a board-approved expanded function dental assistant training program at an institution accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation and on successfully completing examinations in dental assistant expanded functions approved by the board.
2. Providing both:
(a) Evidence of currently holding or having held within the preceding ten years a license, registration, permit or certificate in expanded functions in restorative procedures issued by another state or jurisdiction in the United States.
(b) Proof acceptable to the board of clinical experience in the expanded functions listed in subsection B of this section.
B. Expanded functions include the placement, contouring and finishing of direct restorations or the placement and cementation of prefabricated crowns following the preparation of the tooth by a licensed dentist. The restorative materials used shall be determined by the dentist.
C. An expanded function dental assistant may place interim therapeutic restorations under the general supervision and direction of a licensed dentist following a consultation conducted through teledentistry.
D. An expanded function dental assistant may apply sealants and fluoride varnish under the general supervision and direction of a licensed dentist.
E. A licensed dental hygienist may engage in expanded functions pursuant to section 32-1281, subsection B, paragraph 13 following a course of study and examination equivalent to that required for an expanded function dental assistant as specified by the board.