Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1909 · Article 9. Dental Hygienists
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1909
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene board, in the procedures:
(a) Soft-tissue curettage.
(b) Administration of local anesthesia.
(c) Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered alone or in combination with each other.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 456, Sec. 12. (SB 786) Effective January 1, 2020.
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