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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-206" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Dental Examiners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board may adopt rules and regulations that authorize a licensed dental hygienist to perform additional intraoral functions.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board may not authorize a licensed dental hygienist to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Perform a diagnosis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Perform an extraction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Repair a cavity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Correct tooth placement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Perform a surgical procedure; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Administer anesthesia other than the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Topical anesthesia; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Local anesthesia in accordance with § 4–206.1 of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
