Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 28 - Board of Dental Examiners › Article 10 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 28.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this
				  chapter,
(1) "administer local anesthetic
				  agents" means to administer an agent that induces local anesthesia and to
				  administer that agent by injection, both infiltration and block, limited to the
				  oral cavity, for the purposes of pain control;
(2) "American Association of Dental Examiners
				  Clearinghouse for Board Actions" means the American Association of Dental
				  Examiners information source described in
				  AS
				  08.36.110(a)(1)(F);
(3) "board" means the Board of Dental
				  Examiners;
(4) "coronal polishing,"
				  within the meaning given in
				  AS
				  08.36.370, means removal of supragingival
				  plaque and stains from teeth without calculus, including the removal of soft
				  deposits, such as materia alba, plaque, and stains from the anatomical crowns
				  of the teeth;
(5) "deep sedation"
				  means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which
(A) patients cannot be easily aroused but
				  respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation;
(B) the ability to independently maintain
				  ventilatory function may be impaired;
(C) patients may require assistance in
				  maintaining a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation may be inadequate;
				  and
(D) cardiovascular function is
				  usually maintained;
(6)
				  "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
				  Development;
(7) "facility" means a
				  dental practice, office, or clinic that is subject to the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.36.367;
(8) "general anesthesia" means a drug-induced
				  loss of consciousness during which
(A)
				  patients are not arousable, even by painful stimulation;
(B) the ability to independently maintain
				  ventilatory function is often impaired;
(C) patients often require assistance in
				  maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation may be required
				  because of depressed spontaneous ventilation or drug-induced depression of
				  neuromuscular function; and
(D)
				  cardiovascular function may be impaired;
(9) "local anesthesia" means the elimination
				  of sensation, especially pain, in one part of the body by the topical
				  application or regional injection of a drug;
(10) "minimal sedation" means a minimally
				  depressed level of consciousness, produced by a pharmacological method, in
				  which
(A) the patient retains the ability to
				  independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond normally to
				  tactile stimulation and verbal command; and
(B) although cognitive function and
				  coordination may be modestly impaired, ventilatory and cardiovascular functions
				  are unaffected;
(11)
				  "moderate sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness, during
				  which
(A) a patient responds purposefully to
				  verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile
				  stimulation;
(B) no interventions
				  are required to maintain a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation is
				  adequate; and
(C) cardiovascular
				  function is usually maintained;
(12) "nitrous oxide sedation" means an
				  induced, controlled state of minimal sedation, produced solely by the
				  inhalation of a combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen in which the patient
				  retains the ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and to
				  respond purposefully to physical stimulation and to verbal command;
(13) repealed 4/12/2024;
(14) "restorative function" means under the
				  direct supervision of a licensed dentist, to place restorations into a cavity
				  prepared by the licensed dentist and thereafter carve, contour, and adjust
				  contacts and occlusion of the restoration.
(15) "dental specialty" means an area of
				  dentistry that has been formally recognized by the National Commission on
				  Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards.