Rule Revisions Prohibiting Scaling Dental Assistants
What’s Happening 

• The Board of Dentistry is holding a  Public Rule Making  Hearing on October 24th, where it will consider revisions to rule OAR 818-042-0040, which, if passed, will clarify the prohibition of dental assistants by law from performing periodontal probing and scaling teeth to remove deposits and stains.
• Stay updated via The Insider or contact Brett Hamilton bhamilton@oregondental.org.