Regulations concerning intraoral tasks and practice in state employment.

NRS 631.317 Regulations concerning intraoral tasks and practice in state employment. The Board shall adopt rules or regulations: 1. Specifying the intraoral tasks that may be assigned by a licensed dentist to a dental hygienist, dental therapist or dental assistant in his or her employ or that may be performed by a dental hygienist or dental therapist engaged in school health activities or employed by a public health agency. 2. Specifying the intraoral tasks, in addition to those prescribed by NRS 631.3129, that may be assigned by a licensed dentist to an expanded function dental assistant or dental hygienist with a special endorsement to practice restorative dental hygiene in his or her employ or that may be performed by an expanded function dental assistant or dental hygienist with a special endorsement to practice restorative dental hygiene engaged in school health activities or employed by a public health agency. 3. Governing the practice of dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists and expanded function dental assistants in full-time employment with the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1971, 531; A 2019, 3214; 2023, 3417)