dental assistant duties
Whatever dental assistant duties an assistant is * authorized to do under the banner of expanded functions has to be done under the direct supervision of a dentist or in a dental facility; meaning that the dentist himself has to diagnose * the patient’s condition, prescribe treatment and authorize the procedure, and remain in the dental office as the expanded function dental assistant directs the procedure. The dentist * is required to evaluate the work performed by the dental assistant before the patient is dismissed.
