Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Dentistry › Board of Dentistry - General Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 338.11101 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1101.
(1)
					 As used in these rules:
(a)"AAOMS" means
					 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
(b) "AAP" means the American Academy of
					 Pediatrics.
(c) "AAPD" means the
					 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
(d) "ACLS" means advanced cardiac life
					 support.
(e) "ADA" means the
					 American Dental Association or a successor organization.
(f) "ADA CERP" means the American Dental
					 Association Continuing Education Recognition Program.
(g) "ADEX" means the American Board of Dental
					 Examiners, Inc. examination that is conducted by the CDCA-WREB-CITA.
(h) "AGD" means the Academy of General
					 Dentistry.
(i) "AHA" means the
					 American Heart Association.
(j)"Allied dental personnel" means the
					 supporting team that receives appropriate delegation from a dentist or dental
					 therapist to participate in dental treatment.
(k) "Analgesia" means the diminution or
					 elimination of pain in the conscious patient as a result of the administration
					 of an agent including, but not limited to, local anesthetic, nitrous oxide, and
					 pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
(l) "Approved course" means a course offered
					 by either a dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assistant program
					 accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental
					 Association that meets the requirements in section 16611 of the code, MCL
					 333.16611.
(m) "ASA" means the American Society of
					 Anesthesiologists.
(n) "BLS" means
					 basic cardiac life support.
(o)
					 "Board" means the Michigan Board of Dentistry.
(p) "CDAC" means the Commission on Dental
					 Accreditation of Canada.
(q) "CDC
					 infection control guidelines" means the Centers for Disease Control and
					 Prevention infection control guidelines established by the CDC in effect on the
					 effective date of the rules and any amendments adopted by the CDC.
(r) "CDCA-WREB-CITA" means the Commission on
					 Dental Competency Assessments Western Regional Examining Board Council of
					 Interstate Testing Agencies or a successor organization.
(s) "CODA" means the Commission on Dental
					 Accreditation or a successor organization.
(t) "Code" means the public health code, 1978
					 PA 368, MCL
					 333.1101 to
					 333.25211.
(u) "Conscious sedation" means a minimally
					 depressed level of consciousness that retains a patient's ability to
					 independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond appropriately to
					 physical stimulation or verbal command and that is produced by a
					 pharmacological or a non-pharmacological method or a combination of
					 both.
(v) "DDS" means doctor of
					 dental surgery degree.
(w) "Dental
					 therapist" means a person licensed under part 166 of the code, MCL
					 333.16601 to
					 333.16659, to provide the care
					 and services and perform any of the duties described in section 16656 of the
					 code, MCL
					 333.16656.
(x) "Dentist" means, except as otherwise
					 provided in R 338.11801 and
					 R 338.11218, a person licensed by
					 the board under the code and these rules to engage in the practice of
					 dentistry.
(y) "Department" means
					 the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(z) "DMD" means doctor of dental medicine
					 degree.
(aa) "General anesthesia"
					 means the elimination of all sensations accompanied by a state of
					 unconsciousness and loss of reflexes necessary to maintain a patent
					 airway.
(bb) "INBDE" means the
					 Integrated National Board Dental Examination.
(cc) "JCNDE" means the Joint Commission on
					 National Dental Examinations.
(dd)
					 "Licensed" means the possession of a full license to practice, unless otherwise
					 stated by the code or these rules.
(ee) "Local anesthesia" means the elimination
					 of sensation, especially pain, in 1 part of the body by the topical application
					 or regional injection of a drug.
(ff) "NBDE" means the National Board Dental
					 Examination.
(gg) "NBDHE" means the
					 National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.
(hh) "NDEB" means the National Dental
					 Examining Board of Canada.
(ii)
					 "Office" means the building or suite in which dental treatment is
					 performed.
(jj) "PALS" means
					 pediatric advanced life support.
(kk) "RDA" means a person licensed as a
					 registered dental assistant by the board under the code and these rules who
					 performs dental procedures as specified in
					 R 338.11411, Table 1. A RDH may
					 perform the functions of a RDA if the RDH is licensed by the board as a
					 RDA.
(ll) "RDH" means an individual
					 licensed as a registered dental hygienist by the board under the code and these
					 rules, who performs basic supportive dental procedures as specified in
					 R 338.11411, Table 1.
(mm) 'second pair of hands" means acts,
					 tasks, functions, and procedures performed by a UDA, RDA, or RDH at the
					 direction of a dentist, dental therapist, or RDH who is in the process of
					 rendering dental services and treatment to a patient. The acts, tasks,
					 functions, and procedures performed by a UDA, RDA, or RDH are ancillary to the
					 procedures performed by the dentist, dental therapist, or RDH and intended to
					 provide help and assistance when the procedures are performed. This definition
					 does not expand the duties of a UDA, RDA, or RDH as provided by the code and
					 rules promulgated by the board.
(nn) "Sedation" means the calming of a
					 nervous, apprehensive individual, without inducing loss of consciousness,
					 through the use of systemic drugs. Agents may be given orally, parenterally, or
					 by inhalation.
(oo) "UDA" means an
					 unregistered dental auxiliary, who is unlicensed and performs basic supportive
					 dental procedures as specific in
					 R 338.11411, Table
					 1.