Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 79 - DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-79-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				  are applicable:
"ADA" means the American Dental Association.
"ADEX dental examination" means the dental examination
				  developed by the American Board of Dental Examiners.
"ADHA" means the American Dental Hygienist
				  Association.
"BLS" means basic life support.
"Block anesthesia" means local anesthetic solution deposited
				  close to a main nerve trunk usually located at a distance from the site of
				  treatment.
"CE" means continuing education.
"CODA" means the American Dental Association Commission on
				  Dental Accreditation.
"CPR" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
"Dental assistant" means a non-licensed person, who may
				  perform dental supportive procedures authorized by the provisions of this
				  chapter under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist.
"General anesthesia" means a drug-induced, loss of
				  consciousness accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes,
				  including the inability to continually maintain an airway independently and to
				  respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command. Patients under
				  general anesthesia require assistance in maintaining a patent airway and
				  positive pressure ventilation due to inadequate spontaneous ventilatory
				  function.
"Inactive license" means a license which has been placed on
				  an inactive status upon a written request by a licensee.
"License in good standing" means a license that is current,
				  unencumbered, and held by a person who is actively practicing.
"Licensed dental hygienist" means a person who is authorized
				  to practice dental hygiene in the State of Hawaii.
"Licensed dentist" means a person who is authorized to
				  practice dentistry in the State of Hawaii.
"Local anesthesia" means the elimination of sensations,
				  especially pain, in one part of the body by subcutaneous injection of a
				  drug.
"National Board Dental Examination" or "National Board Dental
				  Hygiene Examination" means the didactic examination developed by the American
				  Dental Association Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.
"NPDB" means the National Practitioner Data Bank.
"Sedation" means the calming of an apprehensive individual by
				  use of systemic drugs, without inducing loss of consciousness.
"Supervision" means prescribing objectives and procedures and
				  assigning work, provided that the person supervising shall be a licensed
				  dentist. The levels of supervision are defined as follows:
(1) "Direct supervision" means that the supervising licensed
				  dentist examines and diagnoses the condition to be treated, authorizes each
				  procedure, remains in the dentist's office or in any facility defined in
				  section
				  447-3,
				  HRS, while the procedures are being performed, and shall be responsible for all
				  delegated acts and procedures performed by dental assistants and licensed
				  dental hygienists.
(2) "General supervision" means that the supervising licensed
				  dentist has examined and diagnosed the condition to be treated, and has
				  authorized each procedure to be carried out in accordance with the dentist's
				  diagnosis and treatment plan. The presence of the supervising dentist is not
				  required; provided the dentist shall be available for consultation and shall be
				  responsible for all delegated acts and procedures performed by licensed dental
				  hygienists. In the case of programs under the supervision and control by the
				  department of health or in any facility specified in section
				  447-3,
				  HRS, the foregoing shall not apply except that the supervising licensed dentist
				  shall be available for consultation, shall be responsible for all delegated
				  acts and procedures performed by licensed dental hygienists and the procedures
				  pursuant to section
				  447-3,
				  HRS, shall have been prescribed by a licensed dentist or otherwise be
				  authorized by law.