N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.39.8 - PRACTICE AND REQUIRED SUPERVISION

Dental assistants may provide any basic supportive dental procedure, not excluded elsewhere in rule or in statute if the procedure is performed under the indirect supervision of a dentist. The following expanded function procedures may be performed without certification under indirect supervision as long as the procedure is approved by the dentist or dental hygienist upon completion:

A. rubber cup coronal polishing (not to be represented as a prophylaxis);

B. application of topical fluoride;

C. pit and fissure sealant application.

Notes

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.39.8

10-21-70...9-30-96; 16.5.39.8 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 5.39.8, 9-30-02; A, 07-17-13, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023