24 Del. Admin. Code § 1100-2.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 1100-2.0 - Auxiliary Personnel

2.1 Expanded Duties: A legally licensed and registered dentist may delegate to competent dental auxiliary personnel, those procedures for which the dentist exercises direct supervision and full responsibility except as follows:

2.1.1 Those procedures which require professional judgement and skill, such as diagnosis and treatment planning, and the cutting of hard and/or soft tissues, or any intra-oral procedure which would lead to the fabrication of an appliance and/or restoration which, when received by the patient, would come in direct contact with hard or soft tissue and which could result in tissue irritation or injury.

2.1.2 Those procedures allocated by the Dental Code to registered dental hygienists.

2.2 Interpretation of Regulation - Competency of the dental auxiliary personnel must be determined by the individual dentist in assigning specific duties. The dentist is given full responsibility in deciding the scope of work to be allocated to the auxiliary personnel.

2.3 Training of Auxiliary Personnel - Adequate training of dental auxiliary personnel will be the responsibility of the dentist.

2.4 Assignment of Duties - Following are some of the procedures that may be assigned to auxiliary personnel under the conditions and provisions stated above:

Take and develop x-rays. This involves placing an x-ray film in the patient's mouth and exposing that film.

Give and demonstrate home-care procedures to the patient, including those procedures the patient is expected to carry out in preventive care.

Placing a rubber dam.

Placing cotton rolls.

Taking impressions for study models.

Removal of excess cements from dental restorations and appliances with hand instruments only.

Removal of temporary medicinal fillings or packs under direct orders of the dentist.

2.5 Responsibilities - In summary, the Dental Board places full responsibility for the work done by auxiliary personnel directly upon the dentist. Violations of the regulations will be subject to penalties as spelled out in 24 Del.C. § 1131(5).

24 Del. Admin. Code § 1100-2.0