North Carolina § 90-225 - 2. Current hygiene students in CODA-approved curriculum programs.

§ 90-225. 2. Current hygiene students in CODA-approved curriculum programs.

Programs required for dental hygienists licensed in this State to qualify to administer local anesthetics pursuant to G.S. 90-221(a) shall be taught using lecture and laboratory or clinical formats at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, or a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), or a similar organization approved by the United States Department of Education. The training program will include, at a minimum, a 30-hour session composed of 16 didactic hours and 14 clinical hours. Clinical instruction shall be provided by a dentist holding a DDS or DMD degree, and the faculty-to-student ratio shall be no greater than 1:5 for the laboratory and clinical instruction. Courses must be taught to a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) in the parenteral administration of local anesthesia, and successful students shall be awarded a certificate of completion. History (2021-95, s. 2(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2021-95, s. 7, made this section, as added by Session Laws 2021-95, s. 2(c), effective October 1, 2021, and applicable to licenses granted or renewed on or after that date. Session Laws 2021-95, s. 6, provides: "The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners may adopt temporary rules to implement the provisions of this act."