(a) Unless specifically so provided by regulation, an RDHAP may not perform the following functions or any activity which represents the practice of dentistry or requires knowledge, skill and training of a licensed dentist:
(1) Diagnosing and treatment planning;
(2) Surgical or cutting procedures on hard or soft tissue;
(3) Fitting and adjusting of correctional and prosthodontic appliances;
(4) Prescribing medication;
(5) Placing, condensing, carving or removal of permanent restorations, including final cementation procedures;
(6) Irrigating and medicating canals, try-in cones, reaming, filing or filling of root canals;
(7) Taking of impressions for prosthodontic appliances, bridges, or any other devices which may be worn in the mouth;
(8) Administering local or general anesthesia, oral or parental conscious sedation.
(b) Under the supervision of a licensed dentist, an RDHAP may perform the duties assigned to registered dental hygienists by Section 1088, under the same levels of supervision and in the same settings as specified in that section, in addition to those duties permitted by Section 1768(b)(3).
(c) Independently and without the supervision of a licensed dentist, an RDHAP may, upon the prescription of a dentist or a physician and surgeon licensed in California, perform the duties assigned to a registered dental hygienist by Section 1088(c).
(1) All prescriptions shall contain the following information:
(A) The pre-printed name, address, license number, and signature of the prescribing dentist or physician and surgeon.
(B) The name, address and phone number of the patient.
(C) The date the services are prescribed and the expiration date of the prescription. The prescription shall be for dental hygiene services and, if necessary, include special instructions for the care of that patient.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 1614 and 1768, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 5-31-2000; operative 6-30-2000 (Register 2000, No. 22).
2. New subsections (c)(1)-(c)(1)(C) filed 8-15-2000; operative 9-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 33).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1090, 16 CA ADC § 1090
