034-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-3

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 1-3 - Definitions

(a) "Act" means the Wyoming Dental Practice Act, Wyoming Statute 33-15-101 through 133.

(b) "ADA" means American Dental Association.

(c) "ADHA" means American Dental Hygiene Association.

(d) "Advertising" means a communication to the public about a dentist or services offered by a dentist.

(e) "ARC" means Application Review Committee.

(f) "BLS" means basic life support for healthcare providers.

(g) "Board Rules" means the administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the Board.

(h) "CDCA" means Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (formerly North East Regional Board).

(i) "CITA" means Council of Interstate Testing Agencies.

(j) "CODA" means Commission on Dental Accreditation.

(k) "CPR" means Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

(l) "CRDTS" means Central Regional Dental Testing Service.

(m) "DANB" means Dental Assisting National Board.

(n) "DC" means Disciplinary Committee.

(o) "Dentist-Patient Relationship" means a formal inferred relationship between the dentist and a patient of record, which is established once the dentist assumes or undertakes the dental care or treatment of a patient in the state where the patient resides. A dentist-patient relationship is assumed to have been created after there is a physical examination of a patient (e.g., when a patient is seen in a dentist's office), but is not assumed in others (e.g., when a dentist performs a physical examination as a health screening procedure at a health fair event).

(p) "EKG" means Electrocardiogram.

(q) "Hands on" means involving or offering active participation rather than theory.

(r) "NBDE" means National Board Dental Examination.

(s) "NBDHE" means National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.

(t) "PBIS" means Professional Background Information Service.

(u) "SRTA" means Southern Regional Testing Agency.

(v) "Supervision" of dental auxiliary means the act of overseeing or directing duties performed by a dental auxiliary. Types of supervision may include:

• (i) "General Supervision" of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist has diagnosed and authorized the procedures which are being carried out; however, a dentist need not be present when the authorized procedures are being performed;

• (ii) "Direct Supervision" of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist is physically present in the dental office, a dentist has diagnosed the condition to be treated, a dentist has authorized the procedure to be performed, and before dismissal of the patient, a dentist has approved the work performed by the auxiliary; or

• (iii) "Indirect Supervision" of a dental auxiliary means that a dentist is physically present in the dental office, a dentist has diagnosed the condition to be treated, and a dentist has authorized the procedure to be performed.

(w) "WAPA" means Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 115.

(x) "WREB" means Western Regional Examining Board.

034-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-3

Amended, Eff. 4/7/2015.

Amended, Eff. 9/26/2017.