37-4-408. Auxiliary personnel -- employment, duties, and limitations. A dental auxiliary is a person other than a licensed dental hygienist employed by a licensed dentist. The board may, within the limitations of this chapter, adopt rules that define the qualifications and outline the tasks of any unlicensed auxiliary personnel to be employed by a licensed dentist in the dentist's office, except that nothing in this section may be construed to allow the board by rule to provide for delegation by a licensed dentist to any auxiliary personnel any of the duties prohibited to dental hygienists under 37-4-401 or a prophylaxis. The performance of intraoral tasks by all dental auxiliaries, as permitted by board rules, must be under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.

     History: En. Sec. 66-923.1 by Sec. 12, Ch. 352, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 66-923.1; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 349, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 66, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 492, L. 2001.