828 Ind. Admin. Code 3-2-2

Current through September 18, 2024

Section 828 IAC 3-2-2 - Educational requirements for a dental hygiene local anesthetics permit

Authority: IC 25-13-1-5; IC 25-14-1-13

Affected: IC 25-13-1-10.6; IC 25-13-1-11

Sec. 2.

(a) An applicant for a dental hygiene anesthetic permit shall complete a course in local anesthesia administration in an educational program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association that includes, at a minimum, fifteen (15) hours of didactic instruction and fourteen (14) hours of laboratory work covering the following subject areas:

(1) Theory of pain control.

(2) Selection of pain control modalities.

(3) Anatomy.

(4) Neurophysiology.

(5) Pharmacology of local anesthesia.

(6) Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors.

(7) Psychological aspects of pain control.

(8) Systemic complications.

(9) Techniques of maxillary and mandibular anesthesia.

(10) Infection control.

(11) Local anesthesia medical emergencies.

(12) A demonstration of clinical competency.

(b) As part of the educational requirement, the dental hygienist will be required to take and pass the North East Regional Board (NERB) local anesthesia examination or a substantially equivalent regional or state examination prior to completion of the program.

828 IAC 3-2-2

State Board of Dentistry; 828 IAC 3-2-2; filed Dec 3, 2010, 11:14 a.m.: 20101229-IR-828100237FRA

Readopted filed 12/1/2017, 1:52 p.m.: 20171227-IR-828170401RFA

Readopted filed 8/31/2023, 9:34 a.m.: 20230927-IR-828230099RFA