Re: Husband's Bridge - Ethical can of worms leading to unfounded legal hassel.

From: Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S. (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:25:54 -0400

Your laws are good and specific too.

Here is one:

17. Place amalgam in tooth for condensation by the dentist

Can you imagine that before December 28, 1994 this was not addressed
by the Pennsylvania Legislature? Dental Assistants with absolutely no
training, and only the go-ahead from their employer/dentist were
FILLING TEETH, amalgams, composites, trimming the excess with
handpieces, etc. and it was not ILLEGAL!

This was finally addressed nine and one half years ago!

JOEL

On 13 Jun 2004 19:39:16 -0700, leaderdmd@juno.com (Dr. David Leader)
wrote:

>"Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S." <joeleichen@yahoo.com> >
>> YEP. However, it will become a better profession when our patients are
>> more knowledgeable. Perhaps the dentists will STOP using illegal
>> dental assistants to clean teeth. Its rampant here.
>>
>>
>> JOEL
>
>
>Joel,
>
>It's legal here. In Massachusetts certified dental assistants (CDA's)
>may perform prophylaxis after the teeth have been certified clean of
>calculus by a Hygienist or Dentist. Were someone to read you comment
>I would have a lot of explaining to do. I would have to call up this
>web site:
>
>http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/dn/cmr/23402.htm
>
>Then I would have to show them the grid that explains that. Is there
>a similar site for your state? I couldn't find one.
>
>Anyway let's get this straight for the record, "IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL
>FOR CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANTS TO CLEAN YOUR TEETH in massachusetts
>if your dentist or hygienist says they can."
>
>David

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