Arkansas Statutes

§ 17-82-103 — Employment of hygienists - Scope of duties

Arkansas § 17-82-103

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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-82-103 (2026).

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(a)Licensed dentists may employ licensed dental hygienists to act as assistants and to perform the acts, services, and practices described in § 17-82-102 consistently with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
(b)(1) No dental hygienist shall engage in any of the acts, services, or practices described in § 17-82-102 and the regulations of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners except as specifically provided in § 17-82-102 and those regulations.
(2)All dental hygienist acts, services, and practices shall be performed under the supervision of a licensed dentist with the supervision being defined in regulations of the board.
(c)(1) No dental hygienist shall administer any anesthetic other than the administration under the supervision of a licensed dentist of a local ane

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Legislative History

Acts 1955, No. 14, §§ 14-16, 18; 1969, No. 91, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-547 -- 72-549, 72-551; Acts 1995, No. 105, § 1; 2001, No. 439, § 2.

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