Dental assistants may provide any basic supportive dental procedure, not excluded elsewhere in rule or in statute if the procedure is performed under the indirect supervision of a dentist. The following expanded function procedures may be performed without certification under indirect supervision as long as the procedure is approved by the dentist or dental hygienist upon completion:

1. A. rubber cup coronal polishing (not to be represented as a prophylaxis);
2. B. application of topical fluoride;
3. C. pit and fissure sealant application.

[16.5.39.8 NMAC - Rp, 16.5.39.8 NMAC, 5/31/2023]