Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11101 - Definitions
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.
(2) Unless otherwise
defined in these rules, the terms defined in the code have the same meaning as
used in these rules.
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