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This bill clarifies the powers and duties of the State Board of Dental Examiners in Mississippi, specifically concerning the regulation of dentistry and dental hygiene. It grants the board explicit authority to define what acts, services, and procedures licensed dental hygienists can perform, and to set requirements and restrictions for these activities, even when a dental hygienist is working under a dentist's supervision. This aims to ensure that these practices protect and promote the public's health and welfare. The bill also makes a technical correction by removing language that previously allowed the board to "promulgate reasonable regulations" and replacing it with the more specific authority to regulate by prescribing acts and imposing requirements.

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