<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:43:08:02 Dental assistant -- Duties.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:08:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:08:02 Dental assistant -- Duties."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:43:08:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dental assistant -- </b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Duties</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Subject to the supervising dentist exercising full responsibility, a dental assistant may perform duties or procedures incidental to patient care, including intraoral services or assisting in the performance of clinical or clinical-related duties, if the duties or procedures are performed under direct or indirect supervision of a dentist or personal supervision of a dental hygienist.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Subject to the supervising dentist exercising full responsibility, a dental assistant may perform the following duties or procedures if the supervising dentist is not present in the dental clinic, but has prior knowledge of and has authorized the performance:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(1)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Making impressions or obtaining digital records for casts and appliances;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(2)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Creating or delivering vacuum-formed orthodontic retainers;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(3)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Taking photographs extraorally or intraorally;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(4)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cutting long or broken wires;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(5)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Removing loose bands, clasps, or brackets on orthodontic appliances or retainers;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(6)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Removing and replacing existing ligature ties and arch wires on orthodontic appliances;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(7)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Removing existing and replacing lost or missing elastic orthodontic separators;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(8)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Recementing existing provisional restorations;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(9)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Manipulating dental software for designing restorations;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(10)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Duties or procedures that involve infection control; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(11)</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Taking vital signs and updating health history.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 19 SDR 32, effective September 6, 1992; 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-14">36-6A-14.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-14">36-6A-14</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(1)(10), 36-6A-41</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>