North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 16 - DENTAL EXAMINERS › Subchapter H - DENTAL ASSISTANTS › Section .0200 - PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT › Section 16H .0203 - PERMITTED FUNCTIONS OF DENTAL ASSISTANT II

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(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 to be performed under the direct
				  control and supervision of a dentist who shall be responsible for any and all
				  consequences or results arising from the performance of such acts and
				  functions, provided that the dentist first examined the patient and prescribed
				  the procedure:
(1) taking impressions for
				  study models and opposing casts that may be used for the construction of
				  temporary or permanent dental appliances, adjustable orthodontic appliances,
				  nightguards and the repair of dentures or partials;
(2) applying sealants to teeth that do not
				  require mechanical alteration prior to the application of such
				  sealants;
(3) inserting matrix
				  bands and wedges;
(4) placing
				  cavity bases and liners;
(5)
				  placing and removing rubber dams;
(6) cementing temporary restorations using
				  temporary cement;
(7) applying acid
				  etch materials and rinses;
(8)
				  applying bonding agents;
(9)
				  removing periodontal and surgical dressings;
(10) removing sutures;
(11) placing and removing gingival retraction
				  cord;
(12) removing excess cement
				  with hand scaler supragingivally;
(13) flushing, drying, and temporarily
				  closing root canals or pulpotomies;
(14) placing and removing temporary
				  restorations;
(15) placing and
				  tying in or untying and removing orthodontic arch wires, ligature wires, or
				  lock pins;
(16) inserting
				  interdental spacers;
(17) fitting
				  (sizing) orthodontic bands or brackets;
(18) applying dentin desensitizing
				  solutions;
(19) performing
				  extra-oral adjustments that affect function, fit, or occlusion of any
				  restoration or appliance;
(20)
				  initially forming and sizing orthodontic arch wires and placing arch wires
				  after final adjustment and approval by the dentist;
(21) polishing the clinical crown, pursuant
				  to Paragraph (b) of this Rule using only:
(A)
				  a hand-held brush and polishing agents; or
(B) a combination of a slow speed handpiece
				  (not to exceed 10,000 rpm) with attached rubber cup or bristle brush, and
				  polishing agents;
(22)
				  exposing radiographs and cone beam images;
(23) polishing removable appliances
				  extra-orally;
(24) preparing and
				  loading amalgam in carrier;
(25)
				  measuring pulse, blood pressure, and temperature;
(26) using micro-etcher
				  extra-orally;
(27) placing a throat
				  shield in oropharynx during administration of general anesthesia;
(28) delivering dentures to patient for
				  insertion, provided the dentist approves the denture placement; or
(29) removing or replacing healing abutments
				  or cover screws for implants that may be accessed supragingivally.