NRS 631.3125
Dental therapists: Additional authorized care and services.

In accordance with the written practice agreement, a dental therapist may provide any of the following additional care or services:

1.

Identifying oral and systemic conditions that require evaluation or treatment by dentists, physicians, or other health care professionals and managing referrals to such persons.

2.

Providing oral health instruction and disease prevention education, including nutritional counseling and dietary analysis.

3.

Dispensing and administering via the oral or topical route nonnarcotic analgesics and anti-inflammatory and antibiotic medications as prescribed by a health care professional.

4.

Pulp and vitality testing.

5.

Applying desensitizing medication or resin.

6.

Fabricating mouth guards.

7.

Changing periodontal dressings.

8.

Simple extraction of erupted primary teeth.

9.

Emergency palliative treatment of dental pain related to a care or service described in this section.

10.

Preparation and placement of direct restoration in primary and permanent teeth.

11.

Fabrication and placement of single tooth temporary crowns.

12.

Preparation and placement of preformed crowns on primary teeth.

13.

Indirect and direct pulp capping on permanent teeth.

14.

Suturing and suture removal.

15.

Minor adjustments and repairs on removable prostheses.

16.

Placement and removal of space maintainers.

17.

Nonsurgical extractions of periodontally diseased permanent teeth with tooth mobility. However, a dental therapist shall not extract a tooth for any patient if the tooth is unerupted, impacted, or fractured or needs to be sectioned for removal.

18.

Performing other related services and functions authorized and for which the dental therapist is trained.

Source: Section 631.3125 — Dental therapists: Additional authorized care and services., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-631.­html#NRS631Sec3125.

631.215
Persons deemed to be practicing dentistry 631.220
Application for license: Filing 631.225
Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant 631.230
Eligibility of applicant for license to practice dentistry. 631.240
Examination for license to practice dentistry 631.250
Issuance of specialist’s license to dentist licensed in this State. 631.255
Issuance of specialist’s license to person without required clinical examination 631.260
Issuance of licenses by Board. 631.265
Permit to administer or supervise administration of general anesthesia, minimal sedation, moderate sedation or deep sedation 631.267
Authorization for qualified dentist to perform physical evaluation and compile medical history of patient before hospital admission 631.271
Limited license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy 631.272
Temporary license to practice dentistry. 631.273
Temporary license to practice dental therapy. 631.274
Restricted geographical license to practice dentistry, dental hygiene or dental therapy. 631.275
Restricted license to practice dentistry at facility that provides dental services to persons of low income. 631.280
Limitation on reexamination of applicant for license to practice dentistry who fails examination twice. 631.287
Dental hygienists: Special endorsement of license to practice public health dental hygiene 631.290
Dental hygienists: Eligibility to apply for license. 631.300
Dental hygienists: Examination 631.310
Dental hygienists: Places of practice 631.311
Dentist not required to be present when dental hygienist provides services authorized by dentist. 631.312
Dental therapists: Eligibility to apply for license. 631.313
Assignment of dental hygienist, dental therapist, dental assistant or other person to perform certain intraoral tasks under certain circumstances 631.317
Regulations concerning intraoral tasks and other practices. 631.330
Renewal of license: Requirements 631.335
Inactive or other nonpracticing status of license 631.340
Restoration of license. 631.342
Continuing education: Required courses 631.343
Persons exempt from requirement of continuing education. 631.344
Training relating to persons with substance use and other addictive disorders and the prescribing of opioids 631.345
Fees 631.2715
Limited license to supervise certain courses of continuing education. 631.3121
Dental therapists: Examination 631.3122
Dental therapists: Practice settings 631.3123
Dental therapists: Required provisions of written practice agreement. 631.3124
Dental therapists: Authorized services 631.3125
Dental therapists: Additional authorized care and services. 631.3126
Dental therapists: Arrangements for or referrals of patients to other dental or health care professionals in certain circumstances. 631.3127
Dental therapists: Prohibition on prescription of certain controlled substances. 631.3128
Dental therapists: Limitation on number with whom authorizing dentist may simultaneously maintain written practice agreements. 631.3425
Continuing education: Requirements for dental therapists.
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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