New Jersey § 45:6-55
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§ 45:6-55.
a. The board shall adopt rules and procedure for the registration of dental assistants and limited dental assistants . Every applicant for registration shall satisfactorily complete an examination approved by the board and a nationally recognized accrediting agency,
which examination shall require the applicant to demonstrate that the applicant is
capable of performing the functions of a registered dental assistant or limited registered
dental assistant, as the case may be, and shall be administered within the State at
least once each year at such time and place as the board designates , and (1) Have satisfactorily completed and graduated from a training program for dental
assistants accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Accreditation
of Dental and Dental Auxiliary Educational Programs and approved by the board, or (2) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent and at least two years’ work experience as a dental assistant. b. For three years from the date the first internship program is implemented pursuant
to the provisions of section 10 or 11 of P.L.1995, c. 367 ( C. 45:6-50.1 or C.45:6-50.2 ), a dental assistant or limited dental assistant may satisfy the work experience
requirement of paragraph (2) of subsection a. of this section by completing at least
six months' work experience as a dental assistant and have successfully completed
a board approved internship in the office and under the direct supervision of a licensed
New Jersey dentist. The internship for a registered dental assistant shall consist of three months'
training in the office of a dental practitioner under a licensed dentist's direct
supervision and the internship for a limited registered dental assistant shall consist
of three months' training in the office of a dentist under a licensed dentist's direct
supervision who has received a permit of limited dental practice in a specialty area
from the board . c. The board by rule or regulation shall specify those intra-oral procedures which may
be performed by registered dental assistants and limited registered dental assistants , provided that such procedures shall not include those procedures which are traditionally
performed by dental hygienists.
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