Bill > SB5833

This bill amends several sections of the Revised Code of Washington related to dental assistants, expanded function dental auxiliaries, and dental hygienists. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It expands the scope of services that dental assistants can perform, including applying topical anesthetic, performing dental prophylaxis with supragingival scaling, periodontal probing, and gross debridement with an ultrasonic device, under the close supervision of a dentist. 2. It allows dental assistants to perform additional services, such as disinfecting operatories and sterilizing equipment, under the general supervision of a dentist. 3. It expands the scope of services that expanded function dental auxiliaries can perform, including disinfecting operatories and sterilizing equipment, under the general supervision of a dentist, as well as placing and carving direct restorations and taking final impressions under the close supervision of a dentist. 4. It creates two types of limited dental hygiene licenses: a renewed anesthetic limited license and a renewed hygiene only limited license, with different scopes of practice for each.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5833&Year=2019&Initiative=false