§ 328.34. Practice of dental hygiene under supervision of dentist--Delegation of duties to dent...
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 328.34
§ 328.34. Practice of dental hygiene under supervision of dentist--Delegation of duties to dental hygienist--Authorization of advanced procedures
A. A dental hygienist may practice dental hygiene under the supervision of a dentist in a dental office or treatment facility. A dentist may employ not more than the equivalent of three full-time dental hygienists for each dentist actively practicing in the same dental office. Employing the equivalent of three dental hygienists shall mean the employment or any combination of full- or part-time dental hygienists not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours per week per dentist.
e. prophylaxis, which means the removal of any and all calcareous deposits, stains, accretions, or concretions from the supragingival and subgingival surfaces of human teeth, utilizing instrumentation by scaler or periodontal curette on the crown and root surfaces of human teeth, including rotary or power-driven instruments. This paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the use of a prophy/polishing cup or brush on the crowns of human teeth by a dental assistant who holds a current expanded duty permit for coronal polishing and topical fluoride issued by the Board,
3. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section, the procedures specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection may be performed by a dental hygienist only on a patient of record and only under the supervision of a dentist. The advanced procedures of administration of nitrous oxide, administration of local anesthesia, neuromodulator administration, therapeutic use of lasers, and phlebotomy and venipuncture shall be performed only under the direct or indirect supervision of a dentist. The level of supervision, whether direct, indirect, or general, for the advanced procedure of elder care and public health pursuant to Section 7 of this act1 shall be at the discretion of the supervisory dentist. Authorization for general supervision shall be limited to a maximum of thirteen (13) months following an examination by the supervisory dentist of a patient of record.
4. The treatment facility in which any procedure is performed by a dental hygienist pursuant to this subsection shall note each such procedure in the medical records of the person upon whom the procedure was performed and list the dentist that authorized the hygienist to perform the procedures signed by the hygienist.
E. The Board is authorized to prescribe, by rule, the educational requirements for advanced procedures that may be performed by a dental hygienist upon receipt of the advanced procedures designated on his or her license. The advanced procedures shall include the administration of local anesthesia, the administration of nitrous oxide analgesia, neuromodulator administration, therapeutic use of lasers, phlebotomy and venipuncture, and elder care and public health pursuant to Section 7 of this act.
Credits
Laws 1970, c. 173, § 34, eff. July 1, 1970; Laws 2003, c. 171, § 3, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 14, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 21, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 151, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 397, § 8; Laws 2023, c. 220, § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.
Footnotes
Title 59, § 328.58.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 328.34, OK ST T. 59 § 328.34
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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