Clinical privileges granted to dentists shall be based on their training, experience, demonstrated competence and judgment.
1. The scope and extent of surgical procedures that each dentist may perform must be specifically defined and recommended in the same manner as surgical privileges for physicians.2. Surgical procedures performed by dentists shall be under the overall supervision of the Chief of Surgery. In hospitals where a Chief of Surgery is not designated, they shall be under the overall supervision of a competent surgeon approved by the Chief of Staff or president of the medical staff.3. All dental patients must receive the same basis medical appraisal by a physician as patients admitted for other services except patients admitted by a qualified oral surgeon. An oral surgeon who admits a patient without medical problems may complete an admission history and a physical examination and assess the medical risks of the procedure to the patient if qualified to do so. Criteria to be used in identifying such a qualified oral surgeon shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the following: successful completion of a postgraduate program in oral surgery accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the United States Office of Education; and, as determined by the medical staff, evidence that the oral surgeon who admitted the patient is currently competent to conduct a complete history and physical examination to determine the patient's ability to undergo the oral surgical procedure the oral surgeon proposes to perform.4. Patients with medical problems admitted to the hospital by qualified oral surgeons and patients admitted for dental care by individuals who are not qualified oral surgeons shall receive the same basic medical appraisal as patients admitted for other services. This includes having a physician who either is a member of the medical staff or is approved by the medical staff perform an admission history, a physical examination, and an evaluation of the overall medical risk and record the findings in the medical record. The responsible dentist shall take into account the recommendations of this consultation in the overall assessment of the specific procedure proposed and the effect of the procedure on the patient. When significant medical abnormality is present, the final decision must be a joint responsibility of the dentist and the medical consultant. The dentist shall be responsible for that part of the history and physical examination related to dentistry. A physician member of the medical staff shall be responsible for the care of any medical problem that may be present on admission or that may arise during hospitalization of dental patients.5. A physician member of the medical staff must be responsible for the care of any medical problem that may be present or that may arise during the hospitalization of dental patients.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.7.3
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