1. (1) Acceptable accrediting body means an accrediting body which is accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting educational programs leading to licensure in dentistry and/or dental hygiene, applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner, and which accredits such programs on a national basis.

2. (2) Under personal supervision of a licensed dentist means that the supervising licensed dentist remains in the dental office or other location where the local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia services are being performed by the dental hygienist, personally authorizes and prescribes the use of local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia for the patient and, before dismissal of the patient, personally examines the condition of the patient after the use of local infiltration anesthesia or nitrous oxide analgesia that is administered by the dental hygienist is completed.

   (b) General provisions.

3. (1) A licensed dental hygienist shall not administer or monitor nitrous oxide analgesia or local infiltration anesthesia in the practice of dental hygiene without being issued a dental hygiene restricted local infiltration anesthesia/nitrous oxide analgesia certificate in accordance with the requirements of this section, except that such administration or monitoring of nitrous oxide analgesia or local infiltration anesthesia by a licensed dental hygienist who is certified under this section must be under the personal supervision of a licensed dentist, as defined in subdivision (a) of this section, and in conjunction with the performance of dental hygiene procedures authorized by section 6606 of the Education Law.
4. (2) The applicant for certification or the renewal of certification must be a licensed dental hygienist or be concurrently licensed as a dental hygienist at the time of initial certification; and shall meet the additional requirements of this section.

5. (3) The certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued for a three-year term and shall be renewable.

   (c) Requirements for initial certification.

6. (1) Application requirement. The applicant shall apply for initial certification on forms prescribed by the department and pay the fee prescribed in section 6605-b of the Education Law.

7. (2) Education and training requirement. For initial certification, the applicant shall complete a program registered pursuant to section 52.9(b) of this Title and offered by an institution which has programs that are registered by the department pursuant to Part 52 of this Title as leading to licensure in dentistry and/or dental hygiene; or equivalent educational preparation offered by an institution that has programs leading to licensure in dentistry and/or dental hygiene that are accredited by an acceptable accrediting body.

   (d) Requirements for renewal of certification.

8. (1) Each certificate holder shall renew certification with the department triennially on a schedule determined by the department.
9. (2) The certificate holder shall renew certification on forms prescribed by the department and pay the fee prescribed in section 6605-b of the Education Law.

(a) Definitions.

As used in this section: