O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-81 (2019)
Direct supervision required
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Dental assistants shall perform their duties only under the direct, personal supervision of a licensed dentist. No dental assistant shall practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or do any kind of dental work other than those acts, services, procedures, and practices prescribed by rule or regulation of the board.
History
Code 1981, § 43-11-81, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 932, § 9.
Annotations
Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in
1987, “board” was substituted for “Georgia Board of Dentistry” at the end of the second sentence.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Deen v. Egleston, 601 F. Supp. 2d 1331 (S.D. Ga. 2009).
Deen v. Egleston, 601 F. Supp. 2d 1331 (S.D. Ga. 2009). “” Ga.Code Ann. § 43-11-81. The Georgia Board of Dentistry Rules explain the “direct supervision” requirement set out in Georgia Code section 43-11 — 74(a): Direct supervision as it pertains to procedures delegated to a dental hygienist shall mean that a dentist licensed in…”
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