Bill > HF1962

This bill amends Minnesota Statutes to modify the duties that may be performed by an unlicensed dental assistant. The key provisions are: 1. It allows unlicensed dental assistants to perform certain services (e.g., taking impressions, performing coronal polishing, taking dental photographs) if they receive on-the-job training from a dentist, dental therapist, or dental hygienist. 2. It allows unlicensed dental assistants to perform additional services (e.g., taking radiographs, placing nonsurgical retraction material) if they successfully complete a dental assisting training program approved by the Board of Dentistry. 3. It requires unlicensed dental assistants performing these services to maintain CPR certification and comply with infection control recommendations. 4. It allows licensed dental assistants to perform certain services (e.g., providing education, applying preventative agents) under the general supervision of a collaborating dentist in community settings, without the patient being examined by the dentist first. 5. It allows unlicensed dental assistants to perform the same services as licensed dental assistants under the direct supervision of a licensed dental therapist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1962&ssn=0&y=2021