OAR 818-026-0055: Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Dental Assistant Procedures Performed Under Nitrous Oxide or Minimal Sedation

(1) Under indirect supervision, dental hygiene procedures may be performed for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the following conditions: (a) A licensee holding a Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents; (b) The permit holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; or (c) If a dental hygienist with a nitrous oxide permit administers nitrous oxide sedation to a patient and then performs authorized procedures on the patient, an anesthesia monitor is not required to be present during the time the patient is sedated unless the permit holder leaves the patient. (d) The permit holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in accordance with Board rules. (2) Under indirect supervision, a dental assistant may perform those procedures for which the dental assistant holds the appropriate certification for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the following conditions: (a) A licensee holding the Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents; (b) The permit holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; and (c) The permit holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in accordance with Board rules. (3) Under indirect supervision, a dental therapist may perform procedures for which they hold the appropriate license for a patient who is under nitrous oxide or minimal sedation under the following conditions: (a) A licensee holding the Nitrous Oxide, Minimal, Moderate, Deep Sedation or General Anesthesia Permit administers the sedative agents; (b) The permit holder, or an anesthesia monitor, monitors the patient; and (c) The permit holder performs the appropriate pre- and post-operative evaluation and discharges the patient in accordance with Board rules