[§448-3.5] Supervision in public health settings. (a) A dental assistant may operate under the general supervision of any dentist licensed under this chapter to provide auxiliary support dental services in a public health setting.
(b) General supervision shall be permitted in a public health setting; provided that:
(c) A dental assistant working under the general supervision of a licensed dentist and the direction of a licensed dental hygienist who is under the general supervision of a licensed dentist may perform the following supportive dental procedures:
provided that the dental assistant, licensed dental hygienist, and licensed dentist are providing dental services in a public health setting.
(d) The supervising licensed dentist shall be responsible for all delegated acts performed by the dental assistant.
(e) As used in this section, "public health setting" has the same meaning as defined in section 447-3. [L 2022, c 67, §2]