20:43:08:10.  Registered dental assistant -- Duties. If the supervising dentist exercises full responsibility, a registered dental assistant may perform expanded functions under the direct supervision of a dentist.

 

          A registered dental assistant may not perform the following procedures:

 

          (1)  Irreversible procedures;

          (2)  Cutting of hard or soft tissue;

          (3)  Using lasers that are capable of altering, cutting, burning or damaging hard or soft tissue;

          (4)  Intraoral placing, finishing, and adjusting of final restorations;

          (5)  Supra and subgingival scaling and periodontal probing as it pertains to dental hygiene and those procedures dental hygienists may perform as provided in SDCL 36-6A-40 and in § 20:43:04:04 with the exception of placing sealants and coronal polishing;

          (6)  Injecting medication other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:10.01;

          (7)  Administering nitrous oxide analgesia other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:06;

          (8)  Monitoring patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation other than as permitted in § 20:43:09:10;

          (9)  Applying X-radiation to human teeth and supporting structures other than as permitted in chapter 20:43:07;

          (10)  Establishing a final diagnosis or treatment plan;

          (11)  Any procedure that falls outside of the relevant education, training, and experience

of the registered dental assistant; and

          (12)  Other procedures prohibited by the board.

 

          Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 14 SDR 118, effective March 24, 1988; transferred from § 20:43:04:05, 19 SDR 32, effective September 6, 1992; 42 SDR 19, effective August 17, 2015; 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019.

          General Authority: SDCL 36-6A-14, 36-6A-41.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 36-6A-14(7)(10), 36-6A-41.