A dental hygienist may not do any of the following:
- (1) Diagnose a dental disease or ailment.
- (2) Determine any treatment or any regimen of any treatment outside of the scope of dental hygiene.
- (3) Prescribe or order medication or radiographs.
- (4) Perform any procedure that involves the intentional cutting of soft or hard tissue of the mouth by any means.
- (5) Administer nitrous oxide inhalation, except as provided in ch. DE 15.
- (6) Administer injectable local anesthesia, except as provided in ch. DE 7.
History
History: CR 17-068: r. and recr. Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 9-1-19; correction in (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2019 No. 764; CR 23-066: am. (6) Register July 2024 No. 823, eff. 8-1-24.