36-6A-40.1. Hygienist requirements for preventative and therapeutic services under collaborative supervision.

A dental hygienist may provide preventive and therapeutic services under collaborative supervision of a dentist if the dental hygienist has met the following requirements:

(1)    Possesses a license to practice in the state and has been actively engaged in the practice of clinical dental hygiene in two of the previous three years;

(2)    Has a written collaborative agreement with a dentist; and

(3)    Has satisfactorily demonstrated knowledge of medical and dental emergencies and their management; infection control; pharmacology; disease transmission; management of early childhood caries; and management of special needs populations.

Source: SL 2011, ch 178, § 1; SL 2015, ch 199, § 44.