Regulation .03 Intraoral Procedures Permitted To Be Performed by a Dental Assistant.

A dentist may use the services of a dental assistant to perform the following intraoral duties under the direct supervision of a dentist:

Rinsing and aspiration of the oral cavity;

Retraction of the lips, cheek, tongue, and flaps;

Placement and removal of materials for the isolation of the dentition, provided that the material is not retained by the dentition;

Instructing on oral hygiene;

Performing intraoral photography;

Taking impressions for study models or diagnostic casts;

Constructing athletic mouth guards on models;

Applying topical anesthesia;

Curing by the use of halogen light;

Checking for loose bands; and

Any other duty approved by the Board.