North Carolina Administrative Code

21 NCAC 16F .0109 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD APPLY History Note: Authority G.S. 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16F .0110 CORPORATE OFFICERS OR MANAGERS shall EXECUTE DOCUMENTS All documents required by these Rules to be submitted to the Board by the professional entity shall be executed by the president or vice president of the corporation or by a manager of the limited liability …

SUBCHAPTER 16G - DENTAL HYGIENISTS SECTION .0100 - FUNCTIONS THAT MAY BE DELEGATED 21 NCAC 16G .0101 FUNCTIONS That MAY BE DELEGATED A dental hygienist may be delegated functions to be performed under the control and supervision of a dentist who shall be responsible for any and a…

21 NCAC 16G .0102 FUNCTIONS WHICH SHALL NOT BE DELEGATED History Note: Authority G.S. 90-221(a); 90-223(b); Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989. Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.

21 NCAC 16g .0103 PROCEDURES PROHIBITED Those procedures that require the professional education and skill of a dentist and shall not be delegated to a dental hygienist include: (1) performing comprehensive examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning; (2) performing surgical o…

21 NCAC 16G .0104 DEFINITION: DIRECT CONTROL AND SUPERVISION History Note: Authority G.S. 90-223(b); Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. January 1, 1983.

21 NCAC 16G .0105 EMPLOYMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENIST History Note: Authority G.S. 90-28; 90-48; 90-223(b); Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. January 1, 1983; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16G .0106 DENTAL HYGIENE SCHOOL EXTENSION FACILITIES AND OFF CAMPUS CLASSES (a) Dental hygiene schools may operate extension facilities and conduct off-campus hygiene classes in which dental hygiene services are provided to members of the public at Board approved sites, i…

21 ncac 16G .0107 DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE (a) An applicant for a dental hygiene license by endorsement based on military service shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org th…

21 ncac 16G .0108 DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT BASED ON STATUS AS MILITARY SPOUSE (a) An applicant for a dental hygiene license by endorsement based on the applicant's status as a military spouse shall submit to the Board: (1) a notarized application form provided by t…

21 ncac 16g .0109 dental hygienist certification to administer local anesthetics (a) To apply for certification to administer local anesthetics by block or infiltration techniques: (1) a dental hygienist holding a valid dental hygiene license issued or renewed by the Board on or …

SUBCHAPTER 16H - DENTAL ASSISTANTS SECTION .0100 - CLASSIFICATION AND TRAINING 21 NCAC 16H .0101 CLASSIFICATION Based upon education, training, and experience, a dental assistant shall be categorized as a Dental Assistant I or a Dental Assistant II. History Note: Authority G.S. 9…

21 NCAC 16H .0102 DENTAL ASSISTANT I (a) A Dental Assistant I is anyone performing any of the permitted or delegable functions under 21 NCAC 16H .0201, who does not satisfy the training and experience requirements for classification as a Dental Assistant II set forth in 21 NCAC 1…

21 NCAC 16H .0103 DENTAL ASSISTANT II A Dental Assistant II is an expanded duty assistant who has completed training in accordance with Rule .0104 of this Section. Under direct control and supervision, a Dental Assistant II may be delegated intra-oral procedures in accordance wit…

21 NCAC 16H .0104 APPROVED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS (a) To be classified as a Dental Assistant II, an assistant shall have and maintain an unexpired CPR certification and shall complete: (1) a dental assisting program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation ("…

21 ncac 16H .0105 dental RadioLOGY COURSE AND EXAMINATION requirements (a) If a dental radiology course and the course's final examination meet the requirements of this Rule, the Board will recognize the course and final examination as satisfying the dental radiology training and…

SECTION .0200 – PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT 21 NCAC 16H .0201 GENERAL PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT I (a) A Dental Assistant I may assist a dentist as a chairside assistant provided that the acts and functions of the Dental Assistant I do not constitute the …

21 NCAC 16H .0202 SPECIFIC PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT I History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29(c)(9); 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. November 1, 1996; May 1, 1989. Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.

21 NCAC 16h .0203 PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT II (a) A Dental Assistant II may perform all acts or procedures that may be performed by a Dental Assistant I as set forth in 21 NCAC 16H .0201. In addition, a Dental Assistant II may be delegated the following functions t…

21 NCAC 16H .0204 GENERAL PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS I AND II History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29(c)(9); 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Amended Eff. May 1, 1989. Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.

21 NCAC 16h .0205 SPECIFIC PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS I AND II The specific functions that shall not be delegated to either a Dental Assistant I or a Dental Assistant II include procedures prohibited in 21 NCAC 16G .0103 for dental hygienists. In addition, those pr…

21 NCAC 16H .0206 DIRECT CONTROL AND SUPERVISION DEFINED In any instance in which the rules adopted by the Board or any portion of the North Carolina Dental Practice Act shall require or direct that any act or function be performed by a Dental Assistant I or II under the direct c…

21 NCAC 16H .0207 LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR ASSISTING HYGIENISTS History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29(c)(9); 90-48; 90-233; Eff. December 1, 2016; Expired Eff. May 31, 2019 (Agency did not readopt rule by RRC established deadline).

21 NCAC 16H .0208 LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR ASSISTING HYGIENISTS A Dental Assistant II may assist a Limited Supervision Hygienist, who is qualified and practicing pursuant to 21 NCAC 16Z .0101-.0103, in providing oral hygiene instruction, applying sealants, applying topical fluorides…

subchapter 16i - ANNUAL RENEWAL OF LICENSE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: DENTAL HYGIENIST section .0100 - ANNUAL RENEWAL 21 NCAC 16I .0101 APPLICATIONS (a) A renewal application for a dental hygiene license shall be submitted electronically before midnight on January 31 …

21 ncac 16i .0102 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED (recodified to 21 NCAC 16I .0201)

21 ncac 16i .0103 APPROVED COURSES AND SPONSORS (Recodified to 21 NCAC 16I .0202)

21 ncac 16i .0104 REPORTING CONTINUING EDUCATION (Recodified to 21 NCAC 16I .0203)

21 NCAC 16I .0105 PENALTY/NON-COMPLIANCE/CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT (Recodified to 21 NCAC 16I .0205

21 NCAC 16I .0106 FEE FOR LATE FILING If the application for a renewal certificate, accompanied by the renewal fee of eighty-one dollars ($81.00) and annual fee to assist in funding for programs for impaired dentists of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), is not received in the Board's…

21 NCAC 16I .0107 LICENSE VOID UPON FAILURE TO RENEW If an application for a renewal certificate, accompanied by the renewal fee and the additional late filing fee, is not received in the Board's office before midnight on March 31 of each year, the license becomes void and the hy…

21 NCAC 16I .0108 FORM OF CERTIFICATE The certificate of renewal of license shall bear the original license number, the full name of the applicant, and the date of issuance. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-222; 90-223; 90-227; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, …

21 NCAC 16I .0109 CERTIFICATE DISPLAYED (a) The original license and current certificate of renewal of license for a Dental Hygienist shall at all times be displayed where it is visible to patients receiving treatment at the office where the dental hygienist is employed. (b) Hygi…

21 NCAC 16I .0110 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply only to this Subchapter: (1) "Dental Board" -- the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners. (2) "Eligible licensees"-- all hygienists currently licensed by and in good standing with the North Carolina State Boar…

21 NCAC 16I .0111 EXEMPTIONS GRANTED (a) Eligible licensees, as defined in Rule .0110 of this Section, are granted a waiver of their mandatory continuing education requirements for the period allowed pursuant to G.S. 105-249.2 (b) Eligible licensees are granted an extension for t…

SECTION .0200 – CONTINUING EDUCATION 21 ncac 16i .0201 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED (a) As a condition of license renewal, each dental hygienist shall complete six clock hours of continuing education each calendar year. The hours may be acquired through self-study courses. To co…

21 ncac 16i .0202 APPROVED COURSES AND SPONSORS (a) Courses allowed to satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be related to clinical patient care. Hours spent reviewing dental or dental hygiene publications or videos shall not count toward fulfilling the continuing ed…

21 ncac 16i .0203 REPORTING CONTINUING EDUCATION (a) The number of hours completed to satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be indicated on the renewal application form submitted to the Board and certified by the hygienist. Upon request by the Board or its authorized…

21 ncac 16i .0204 Reserved for future codification

21 NCAC 16I .0205 PENALTY/NON-COMPLIANCE/CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT (a) If the applicant for a renewal certificate fails to provide proof of completion of reported continuing education hours for the current year as required by Rules .0201 and .0203 of this Subchapter, the B…

21 NCAC 16I .0206 continuing educaTION ON MENTAL HEALTH (a) Every two calendar years, each dental hygienist shall complete one clock hour of continuing education on mental health. To count toward this requirement, the course shall be: (1) designed to address relevant mental healt…

SUBCHAPTER 16J - SANITATION subchapter 16j - sanitation, sterilization, and infection control 21 NCAC 16J .0101 PREMISES (a) The premises of a dental facility shall be kept free of rubbish and any substances that create a hazard, as follows: (1) all floors shall be free of obstac…

21 NCAC 16J .0102 HOUSEKEEPING History Note: Authority G.S. 90-23; 90-48; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16J .0103 STERILIZATION AND INFECTION CONTROL (a) All instruments or equipment used in the treatment of dental patients shall be sterilized according to manufacturer specifications. (b) All settings in which licensees engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene …

21 NCAC 16K .0103 INSTRUCTORS TO BE APPROVED All dentists acting as instructors in dental school extension facilities shall be approved by that official of a North Carolina school of dentistry who is generally responsible for faculty appointments. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-…

21 NCAC 16K .0104 NO FEES FOR SERVICES Any student enrolled in a dental school extension facility shall receive no fees, compensation or remuneration of any kind or nature for dental services rendered by him other than for expenses incurred or such subsistence allowance as is aut…

21 NCAC 16K .0105 EXTENSION OF SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY History Note: Authority G.S. 90-29(c)(4); Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Repealed Eff. May 1, 1989.

21 NCAC 16K .0106 REPORTS TO BOARD Every North Carolina school of dentistry shall keep the Board informed of the: (1) location and kind of patients seen at each dental school extension facility; (2) names of the students assigned there; and (3) names and qualifications of all ins…

SUBCHAPTER 16L - BOARD OF DENTAL ELECTIONS 21 NCAC 16L .0101 BALLOTS Ballots shall contain the name and practicing address of each nominee. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-22; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessar…

21 NCAC 16L .0102 NOTICE TO NOMINEE Each nominee shall be notified by the Secretary of the Board of Elections of his nomination before midnight May 20. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-22; Eff. September 3, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 26, 1977; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule…