Iowa § 153.15 - 153.15 Dental hygienists — scope of term.
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§ 153.15. 153.15 Dental hygienists — scope of term.
1. A licensed dental hygienist may perform those services which are educational, therapeutic, and preventive in nature which attain or maintain optimal oral health as determined by the board. Services may include but are not necessarily limited to the following: a. Complete oral prophylaxis. b. Application of preventive agents to oral structures. c. Exposure and processing of radiographs. d. Administration of medicaments prescribed by a licensed dentist. e. Obtaining and preparing nonsurgical, clinical and oral diagnostic tests for interpretation by the dentist. f. Preparation of preliminary written records of oral conditions for interpretation by the dentist. 2. Such services, except educational services, shall be performed under supervision of a licensed dentist but nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a dental hygienist to practice dentistry. 3. Educational services shall be limited to the following: a. Assessing the need for, planning, implementing, and evaluating oral health education programs for individual patients and community groups. b. Conducting workshops and in-service training sessions on dental health for nurses, school personnel, institutional staff, community groups, and other agencies providing consultation and technical assistance for promotional, preventive, and educational services. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2571; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §153.7; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §153.15] 2007 Acts, ch 10, §134; 2017 Acts, ch 41, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1018, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §83 Referred to in §153.23 Wed Dec 10 23:03:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 153.15 (23, 2)
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