02-313-1 Me. Code R. § I

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 313-1-I - DEFINITIONS
A.ACLS: "ACLS" means advanced cardiac life support.
B.ADA: "ADA" means the American Dental Association or its successor.
C.Advertising: "Advertising" means any verbal, written, or electronic medium designed to call public attention to or to attract patronage to an individual licensed under the Maine Dental Practice Act.
D.BLS: "BLS" means basic cardiac life support.
E.Certified Dental Assistant (CDA): "Certified Dental Assistant" means a dental assistant who has successfully passed a certification examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board.
F.CDC: "CDC" means the Center for Disease Control and Prevention or its successor.
G.CODA: "CODA" means the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.
H.CPR: "CPR" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
I.Deep Sedation: "Deep Sedation" means an induced state of depressed consciousness, accompanied by a partial loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to maintain independently and continuously an airway and/or to respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method or combination thereof.
J.FDA: "FDA" means the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
K.General Anesthesia: "General Anesthesia" means an induced state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including inability to maintain independently an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or a nonpharmacologic method, or combination thereof.
L.Moderate Sedation:"Moderate Sedation" means a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation.
M.OSHA: "OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
N.Patient: "Patient" means an individual who has established a professional relationship with a dental professional licensed under the Maine Dental Practice Act who is responsible for the delivery of the individual's dental care.
O.PALS: "PALS" means pediatric advanced life support.

02-313 C.M.R. ch. 1, § I