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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.44.04.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="04" heading="Exceptions.">
  <text>The following intraoral functions may not be performed in the practice of dental hygiene:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Diagnosis;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Extraction;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Cavity repair;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Tooth placement correction;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Surgical procedures;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Anesthesia procedures other than:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Administering topical anesthesia; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Administering local anesthesia by infiltration or local anesthesia by inferior alveolar nerve block in accordance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Health Occupations Article, §§4-206.1 and 4.206.3, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The requirements of Regulation .06 of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Administering nitrous oxide in accordance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Health Occupations Article, §4-206.2, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The requirements of Regulation .17 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Prescribing or administering medication other than:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prescribing and administering medication in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §§4-205 and 4-206.4, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The requirements of Regulation .27 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Condensing, carving, or finishing any restoration; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Cementing permanent crowns or restorations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>