2018 Allowable and Prohibited Duties for Dental Assistants: New Mexico How to Use the Following Charts Be sure to follow the legal require- Review all the allow- ments to perform able tasks for each level View which job dental radio- See which tasks of dental assisting as designations are graphic are not permitted published in the state used in your state. procedures. by state law. practice act. State-approved 1/4/17 State-approved 1/4/17 Arizona Arizona Education/Training/ Job Title Proposed Radiography Functions NOT Permitted Job Title Allowable Functions Standardized Credential Required According to Requirements by Dental Assistants in AZ According to (Functions with numbers relate specifically to Core Competency designations; State of AZ National Job State of AZ Titles functions with bullets are in this state’s practice act but are not specific matches to DANB research) (see below) To perform specified restorative In order to legally operate dental © 2017 Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. All rights reserved.Assisting National Board, Inc. © 2017 Dental functions in Arizona under the All rights reserved.Assisting National Board, Inc. © 2017 Dental x-ray equipment and perform dental The following functions are not supervision of a licensed dentist, radiographic procedures under the a dental assistant must hold an permitted by any level of dental general supervision of a licensed assistant: Arizona Expanded Function – dentist in Arizona, a dental assistant Restorative Certificate. To qualify, must hold a current Arizona board- Under General Supervision* View the educa- one must: 46. Taking final impressions for approved certificate in radiology. any activating orthodontic 18. Apply fluoride varnish ■ Hold the Arizona Coronal 40. Apply sealants Polishing certificate (see appliance, fixed or To obtain a certificate, one must: removable prosthesis • Place interim therapeutic requirements below) and the restorations under the direction tion/training/cre- Arizona Radiologic Proficiency 51. Intraoral carvings of dental Pass the national DANB Radiation restorations or prostheses* of a licensed dentist following a The numbers next to certificate (see requirements to Health and Safety (RHS) exam consultation conducted through the right) • A procedure which by law AND only licensed dentists, teledentistry AND Receive the Arizona Radiologic licensed dental hygienists, dential required Proficiency Certificate, issued by Expanded ■ Successfully complete an EFDA Expanded or certified denturists can Function each task correspond to training course approved by Expanded DANB perform Function Functions Dental Level of Supervision Not Specified the Arizona State Board of Dental • Final jaw registrations Assistant Dental Examiners (ASBDE) Dental OR • Activating orthodontic 12, 33, 51, 70. Perform placement, for each level of Assistant Assistant Be currently certified in another (EFDA) at a Commission on Dental (EFDA) appliances contouring and finishing of direct the 70 numbered tasks Accreditation (CODA)- (EFDA) U.S. jurisdiction that requires • An irreversible procedure restorations or the placement and accredited program successful completion of written cementation of prefabricated crowns dental assisting. and clinical dental radiography following the preparation of the tooth AND exam(s) * Under a new Arizona law by a licensed dentist; the restorative that were identified and ■ Pass DANB’s AMP, TMP and AND passed in the 2015 legislative materials used shall be determined by RF exams Apply to the Arizona State Board session, a dental assistant the dentist. of Dental Examiners (ASBDE) who has met the requirements AND for Dental Assistant Radiography ■ Under the supervision of a for an Expanded Function used in the DANB/ADAA licensed dentist, perform Certification by Credential and Dental Assistant listed in the restorative procedures required receive the Arizona Radiologic first column on this page may by the ASBDE (place, contour Proficiency Certificate, issued by perform placement, contouring and finish 20 direct restorations the ASBDE and finishing of direct Core Competencies restorations. and place and cement five Note: Arizona no longer requires dental prefabricated crowns, following assistants to take the Arizona Clinical the preparation of the tooth by a Radiologic Proficiency Exam as a Study. Tasks that are not licensed dentist) and document requirement for earning the Arizona these procedures on a Licensed Radiologic Proficiency Certificate, effective Dentist Endorsement form Jan. 1, 2011. Dental Assistants who passed the RHS exam prior to Jan. 1, 2011, but AND have not passed the clinical exam may call Dental numbered do not directly ■ Apply to DANB for the Arizona DANB at 1-800-367-3262 for information Expanded Functions – Assistant DANB on how to obtain an Arizona Radiologic qualified Under General Supervision* Restorative Certificate Proficiency Certificate. Certified in coronal 9. Perform coronal polishing procedures Dental polishing match one of the 70 Assistant procedures To perform coronal polishing (CDA) procedures in Arizona under the or general supervision of a licensed Registered tasks, yet are identi- dentist, a dental assistant must Dental The ADAA/DANB Alliance hold an Arizona Coronal Polishing Assistant developed a listing of Certificate. (RDA) standardized job titles (left) based Dental on its national Core Competencies Under Direct Supervision* fied by the state in the To qualify, one must: Study conducted from 2002-2005. Assistant 13. Remove sutures 61. Remove excess cement from inlays, • Cleanse the supragingival surface of qualified Pass DANB’s Coronal Polish 18. Apply topical fluorides crowns, bridges, and orthodontic the tooth in preparation for: in coronal 27, 45. Place and remove dental dams appliances with hand instruments a. The placement of bands, crowns, (CP) exam found in the “Coronal polishing The same study utilized a list of 70 practice act. A full list of Polish Exam for Arizona and matrix bands 62. Remove periodontal dressings with and restorations procedures job functions which were determined 40. Apply sealants Residents” application packet to be representative of a broad hand instruments b. Dental dam application 47, 50. Fabricate and place interim • Prepare a patient for nitrous oxide and c. Acid etch procedures range of dental assisting core restorations with temporary cement AND Dental competencies. oxygen analgesia administration upon d. Removal of dressings and packs those tasks follow your Submit an Arizona Coronal Assistant 54, 55. Remove temporary cement the direct instruction and presence of a and interim restorations with hand Polishing Clinical Skills Affidavit Functions in this state that dentist (completed by a licensed dentist instruments • Place dental material into a patient’s relate to the national DANB/ 59. Observe a patient during nitrous oxide or a coronal polishing educator/ ADAA Core Competencies mouth in response to a licensed state’s chart. course instructor) to DANB Dental and oxygen analgesia as instructed by dentist’s instruction Study are numbered to the right, the dentist using language directly from this Assistant AND state’s dental practice act. (The Receive the Arizona Coronal numbers correspond to the study’s Polishing Certificate, sent upon task numbering system.) Under General Supervision* successful completion of the DANB CP exam and submission Functions listed with bullets are part 2. Collect and record information of the Arizona Coronal Polishing of this state’s practice act but are pertaining to extraoral conditions See Appendix A for more Clinical Skills Affidavit to DANB not specific matches to DANB/ADAA 2. Collect and record information research. pertaining to existing intraoral Entry conditions A dental assistant in Arizona may Level These state templates reflect the 24, 26. Train or instruct patients in oral perform basic supportive dental Dental work done by the ADAA/DANB hygiene techniques, preventive information about the procedures specified by the state Dental Assistant Alliance to support a uniform procedures, dietary counseling for dental practice act (see opposite Assistant national model for one set of caries and plaque control, and provide page) under the direct supervision of dental assisting tasks, levels pre- and post-operative instructions a licensed dentist. and requirements, which will relative to specific office treatment task numbering system. serve as a viable career ladder There are no education or training for dental assistants. requirements for this level of dental *Direct supervision: "Direct Supervision" means, for purposes of Article 7 only, that a licensed dentist is present in the office and available to provide immediate treatment or care to a patient and observe a dental assistant’s work. assisting. General supervision: "General Supervision" means, for purposes of Article 7 only, a licensed dentist is available for consultation, whether or not the dentist is in the office, regarding procedures or treat- ment that the dentist authorizes and for which the dentist remains responsible. 14 15 Compare your state’s job designations to those used If your state’s dental practice act specifically defines levels as standardized job titles in the DANB/ADAA Core of supervision, the state-specific definition is noted below the Competencies Study. chart. See Appendix B for more information about supervi- sion. These data are presented for informational purposes only and are not intended as a legal opinion regarding dental