N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.39.10

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.5.39.10 - NON-ALLOWABLE PROCEDURES

Licensees may not delegate the performance of the following procedures to auxiliary personnel:

A. removal of, or addition to, the hard or soft tissue of the oral cavity;

B. diagnosis and treatment planning;

C. final impressions, to include physical and digital impressions, for multiple-unit restorations or prosthetic appliances;

D. final fitting and adaptation of prostheses;

E. final fitting, adaptation, seating and cementation of any fixed or removable dental appliance or restoration, including but not limited to inlays, crowns, space maintainers, habit devices, anti-snoring or sleep apnea appliances or splints;

F. irrigation and medication of canals, cone try-in, reaming, filing or filling of root canals;

G. other services defined as the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene in Subsection A, B and C of Section 61-5A-4 NMSA 1978;

H. bleaching or whitening teeth without direct or indirect supervision of a dentist; and

I. laser-assisted non-surgical periodontal treatment.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.39.10

10-21-70...5-31-95; 9-30-96; 16.5.39.10 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 5.39.10, 9-30-02; A, 07-17-13; A, 01-04-14, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023