Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11101

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 338.11101 - Definitions

Rule 1101.

(1) As used in these rules:

(a)"AAOMS" means American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

(b) "AAP" means the American Academy of Pediatrics.

(c) "AAPD" means the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

(d) "ACLS" means advanced cardiac life support.

(e) "ADA" means the American Dental Association or a successor organization.

(f) "ADA CERP" means the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program.

(g) "ADEX" means the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. examination that is conducted by the CDCA-WREB-CITA.

(h) "AGD" means the Academy of General Dentistry.

(i) "AHA" means the American Heart Association.

(j)"Allied dental personnel" means the supporting team that receives appropriate delegation from a dentist or dental therapist to participate in dental treatment.

(k) "Analgesia" means the diminution or elimination of pain in the conscious patient as a result of the administration of an agent including, but not limited to, local anesthetic, nitrous oxide, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.

(l) "Approved course" means a course offered by either a dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assistant program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association that meets the requirements in section 16611 of the code, MCL 333.16611.

(m) "ASA" means the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

(n) "BLS" means basic cardiac life support.

(o) "Board" means the Michigan Board of Dentistry.

(p) "CDAC" means the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.

(q) "CDC infection control guidelines" means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection control guidelines established by the CDC in effect on the effective date of the rules and any amendments adopted by the CDC.

(r) "CDCA-WREB-CITA" means the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments Western Regional Examining Board Council of Interstate Testing Agencies or a successor organization.

(s) "CODA" means the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a successor organization.

(t) "Code" means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.

(u) "Conscious sedation" means a minimally depressed level of consciousness that retains a patient's ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command and that is produced by a pharmacological or a non-pharmacological method or a combination of both.

(v) "DDS" means doctor of dental surgery degree.

(w) "Dental therapist" means a person licensed under part 166 of the code, MCL 333.16601 to 333.16659, to provide the care and services and perform any of the duties described in section 16656 of the code, MCL 333.16656.

(x) "Dentist" means, except as otherwise provided in R 338.11801 and R 338.11218, a person licensed by the board under the code and these rules to engage in the practice of dentistry.

(y) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(z) "DMD" means doctor of dental medicine degree.

(aa) "General anesthesia" means the elimination of all sensations accompanied by a state of unconsciousness and loss of reflexes necessary to maintain a patent airway.

(bb) "INBDE" means the Integrated National Board Dental Examination.

(cc) "JCNDE" means the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.

(dd) "Licensed" means the possession of a full license to practice, unless otherwise stated by the code or these rules.

(ee) "Local anesthesia" means the elimination of sensation, especially pain, in 1 part of the body by the topical application or regional injection of a drug.

(ff) "NBDE" means the National Board Dental Examination.

(gg) "NBDHE" means the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination.

(hh) "NDEB" means the National Dental Examining Board of Canada.

(ii) "Office" means the building or suite in which dental treatment is performed.

(jj) "PALS" means pediatric advanced life support.

(kk) "RDA" means a person licensed as a registered dental assistant by the board under the code and these rules who performs dental procedures as specified in R 338.11411, Table 1. A RDH may perform the functions of a RDA if the RDH is licensed by the board as a RDA.

(ll) "RDH" means an individual licensed as a registered dental hygienist by the board under the code and these rules, who performs basic supportive dental procedures as specified in R 338.11411, Table 1.

(mm) 'second pair of hands" means acts, tasks, functions, and procedures performed by a UDA, RDA, or RDH at the direction of a dentist, dental therapist, or RDH who is in the process of rendering dental services and treatment to a patient. The acts, tasks, functions, and procedures performed by a UDA, RDA, or RDH are ancillary to the procedures performed by the dentist, dental therapist, or RDH and intended to provide help and assistance when the procedures are performed. This definition does not expand the duties of a UDA, RDA, or RDH as provided by the code and rules promulgated by the board.

(nn) "Sedation" means the calming of a nervous, apprehensive individual, without inducing loss of consciousness, through the use of systemic drugs. Agents may be given orally, parenterally, or by inhalation.

(oo) "UDA" means an unregistered dental auxiliary, who is unlicensed and performs basic supportive dental procedures as specific in R 338.11411, Table 1.

(2) Unless otherwise defined in these rules, the terms defined in the code have the same meaning as used in these rules.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11101

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