OAR 818-026-0055
Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Procedures Performed Under Nitrous Oxide or Minimal Sedation

(1)

Under indirect supervision, dental hygiene procedures may be performed for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the following conditions:

(a)

A licensee holding a Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents;

(b)

The permit holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; or

(c)

If a dental hygienist with a nitrous oxide permit administers nitrous oxide sedation to a patient and then performs authorized procedures on the patient, an anesthesia monitor is not required to be present during the time the patient is sedated unless the permit holder leaves the patient.

(d)

The permit holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in accordance with 818-026-0050 (Minimal Sedation Permit)(7) and (8).

(2)

Under indirect supervision, a dental assistant may perform those procedures for which the dental assistant holds the appropriate certification for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the following conditions:

(a)

A licensee holding the Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents;

(b)

The permit holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; and

(c)

The permit holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in accordance with 818-026-0050 (Minimal Sedation Permit)(7) and (8).

Source: Rule 818-026-0055 — Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Procedures Performed Under Nitrous Oxide or Minimal Sedation, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=818-026-0055.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 818-026-0055’s source at or​.us