Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 818 - OREGON BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Division 42 - DENTAL ASSISTING › Section 818-042-0040 - Prohibited Acts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No licensee may authorize any dental assistant to perform the
				following acts:
(1) Diagnose or plan
			 treatment.
(2) Cut hard or soft
			 tissue.
(3) Any Expanded Function
			 duty (OAR 818-042-0070  and OAR 818-042-0090) or Expanded Orthodontic Function
			 duty (OAR 818-042-0100) or Restorative Functions (OAR 818-042-0095  or Expanded
			 Preventive Duty (OAR 818-042-0113  and OAR 818-042-0114) or Expanded Function
			 Anesthesia (OAR 818-042-0115) without holding the appropriate
			 certification.
(4) Correct or
			 attempt to correct the malposition or malocclusion of teeth except as provided
			 by OAR 818-042-0100.
(5) Adjust or
			 attempt to adjust any orthodontic wire, fixed or removable appliance or other
			 structure while it is in the patient's mouth.
(6) Administer any drug except as allowed
			 under the indirect supervision of a Licensee, such as fluoride, topical
			 anesthetic,desensitizing agents, topical tooth whitening agents, over the
			 counter medications per package instructions or drugs administered pursuant to
			 OAR 818-026-0050(5), OAR 818-026-0060(12), OAR 818-026-0065(12), OAR
			 818-026-0070(12)  and as provided in OAR 818-042-0070, OAR 818-042-0090  and OAR
			 818-042-0115.
(7) Prescribe any
			 drug.
(8) Place periodontal
			 packs.
(9) Start nitrous
			 oxide.
(10) Remove stains or
			 deposits except as provided in OAR 818-042-0070.
(11) Use ultrasonic equipment intra-orally
			 except as provided in OAR 818-042-0100.
(12) Use a high-speed handpiece or any device
			 that is operated by a high-speed handpiece intra-orally except as provided in
			 OAR 818-042-0095, and only for the purpose of adjusting occlusion, contouring,
			 and polishing restorations on the tooth or teeth that are being
			 restored.
(13) Use lasers, except
			 laser-curing lights.
(14) Use air
			 abrasion or air polishing.
(15)
			 Remove teeth or parts of tooth structure.
(16) Cement or bond any fixed prosthesis or
			 orthodontic appliance including bands, brackets, retainers, tooth moving
			 devices, or orthopedic appliances except as provided in OAR
			 818-042-0100.
(17) Condense and
			 carve permanent restorative material except as provided in OAR
			 818-042-0095.
(18) Place any type
			 of retraction material subgingivally except as provided in OAR
			 818-042-0090.
(19) Apply denture
			 relines except as provided in OAR 818-042-0090(2).
(20) Expose radiographs without holding a
			 current Certificate of Radiologic Proficiency issued by the Board (OAR
			 818-042-0050  and OAR 818-042-0060) except while taking a course of instruction
			 approved by the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Public Health Division, Office
			 of Environmental Public Health, Radiation Protection Services, or the Oregon
			 Board of Dentistry.
(21) Use the
			 behavior management techniques known as Hand Over Mouth (HOM) or Hand Over
			 Mouth Airway Restriction (HOMAR) on any patient.
(22) Perform periodontal
			 assessment.
(23) Place or remove
			 healing caps or healing abutments, except under direct supervision.
(24) Place implant impression copings, except
			 under direct supervision.
(25) Any
			 act in violation of Board statute or rules.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 680 & ORS 679
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  679.020,
				  679.025 &
				  679.250