20 : 43 : 08 : 02.01 . Dental assistant -- Prohibited duties . The following list of duties or procedures may not be performed by a dental assistant:
- (1) Placing sealants;
- (2) Placing nonsurgical retraction materials for gingival displacement;
- (3) Fabricating provisional restorations;
- (4) Using electronic instruments for caries detection;
- (5) Adjusting dentures or partials;
- (6) Intraoral use of rotary hand instruments or ultrasonic instruments;
- (7) Any duty or procedure that falls outside of the relevant education, training, and experience of the dental assistant;
- (8) Any procedure that cannot be performed by a registered dental assistant; and
- (9) Other duties or procedures prohibited by the board.
Source: 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019.
General Authority: SDCL 36-6A-14.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-6A-14(1)(10), 36-6A-41 .