216-40-05 R.I. Code R. § 2.1
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-31.1, and are established for the purpose of adopting prevailing standards governing the licensure of dentists, dental hygienists, Public Health Dental Hygienists and Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE)-certified maxillofacial surgery assistants; the practice of dentistry as it pertains to dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants; continuing education for dentists, dental hygienists, and DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery assistants; the administration of general anesthesia/deep sedation, moderate sedation, minimal sedation and/or nitrous oxide sedation; and to establish administrative procedures for the implementation of the statutory and regulatory provisions.
216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-2.1