Section 12.01. Nondelegated functions.  


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  • A dentist may not delegate any dental procedure of any description to an unlicensed person if the procedure or function to be delegated is any of the following:
    (1)  Of a character which may cause damage to the patient's teeth or oral cavity which cannot be remedied without professional intervention.
    (2)  Of a character which may cause adverse or unintended general systemic reaction.
    (3)  Intended, interpreted, or represented to be preliminary assessments, dental hygiene treatment planning, oral screenings, oral prophylaxes, scaling or root planing, or dental sealants, or any portion of an oral prophylaxis other than supragingival rubber cup and air polishing after calculus is removed if necessary.