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(a)Beginning September 1, 2004, a dental assistant may not position or expose dental x-rays unless the dental assistant holds a certificate of registration issued by the State Board of Dental Examiners under this section, except that any dental assistant certified under former Rule 115.10 (now recodified as Rule 114.10) prior to September 1, 2004 shall not be required to register for certification under Rule 114.2 until September 1, 2006, and shall continue to be governed by Rule 114.10 until September 1, 2006. (b)To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a dental assistant under this section, an applicant must present on or accompanying an application form approved by the State Board of Dental Examiners proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has: (1)Paid all application, examination and licensing fees required by law and Board rules and regulations; (2)Successfully completed a current course in basic life support; and, (3)Either: (A)taken and passed an examination administered by the State Board of Dental Examiners or its designated agent, that covers: (i)procedures for positioning and exposing dental x-rays; (ii)jurisprudence; and, (iii)infection control; or, (B)if the applicant is certified as a dental assistant by the Dental Assisting National Board, taken and passed a jurisprudence examination administered by the State Board of Dental Examiners or its designated agent. (c)The State Board of Dental Examiners has established a staggered dental assistant registration system comprised of initial registration periods followed by annual registrations (i.e., renewals). The initial, staggered registration periods will range from 6 months to 17 months. Each dental assistant for whom an initial certificate of registration is issued will be assigned a computer-generated check digit. The length of the initial registration period will be according to the assigned check digit as follows: (1)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 1 will be registered for 6 months; (2)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 2 will be registered for 7 months; (3)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 3 will be registered for 8 months; (4)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 4 will be registered for 9 months; (5)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 5 will be registered for 11 months; (6)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 6 will be registered for 12 months; (7)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 7 will be registered for 13 months; (8)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 8 will be registered for 14 months; (9)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 9 will be registered for 15 months; and (10)a dental assistant assigned to check digit 10 will be registered for 17 months. (11)Initial dental assistant registration fees will be prorated according to the number of months in the initial registration period. (d)Subsequent to the initial registration period, a registered dental assistant's annual renewal will occur on the first day of the month that follows the last month of the dental assistant initial registration period. (1)Approximately 60 days prior to the expiration date of the initial dental assistant registration period, renewal notices will be mailed to all registered dental assistants who have that expiration date. (2)A dental assistant registered under this section who wishes to renew his or her registration must: (A)Pay a renewal fee set by Board rule; (B)Submit proof that applicant has successfully completed a current course in basic life support; and, (C)Provide proof of completion of at least six (6) hours of continuing education in the previous registration year. (i)The continuing education curriculum must cover standards of care, infection control, and the applicable requirements of the Dental Practices Act and Board Rules. (ii)Dental assistants shall select and participate in continuing education courses offered by or endorsed by continuing education providers listed in 22 TAC §104.2. (iii)No more than three hours of the required continuing education coursework may be in self-study. (3)A registration expired for one year or more may not be renewed. (e)Applications for registration or for renewal of registration must be submitted to the office of the State Board of Dental Examiners. (f)An application for registration is filed with the State Board of Dental Examiners when it is actually received, date-stamped, and logged-in by the State Board of Dental Examiners along with all required documentation and fees. An incomplete application for registration and fee will be returned to applicant within three working days with an explanation of additional documentation or information needed. (g)A dental assistant shall display a current registration certificate in each office where the dental assistant provides services for which registration is required by this chapter. When a dental assistant provides such services at more than one location, a duplicate registration certificate issued by the Board may be displayed. Photocopies are not acceptable. The duplicate may be obtained from the State Board of Dental Examiners for a fee set by the Board.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on April 20, 2004
TRD-200402623 Bobby D. Schmidt, M.Ed.
Executive Director
State Board of Dental Examiners
Effective date: May 10, 2004
Proposal publication date: February 27, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0972
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