Permissible Duties

You can log on to the state dental board's website at: www.dental.ohio.gov
(Click on "Publications" in the left margin, then scroll down to "Other" and click on "Permissible Duties.")

The following list is from the OSDB website:

Placement of Sealants

Placement of restorative materials limited to amalgam restorative materials

Placement of restorative materials limited to nonmetallic restorative materials, including direct-bonded restorative materials

Aspiration and retraction, excluding placement of gingival retraction materials

Intra-oral instrument transfer

Preliminary charting of missing and filled teeth

Elastomeric impressions for diagnostic models and models to be used for opposing models in the construction of appliances and restorations

Taking impressions for the construction of custom athletic mouth protectors/mouthguards

Taking impressions for the construction of trays for application of medicaments

Application of disclosing solutions

Caries susceptibility testing

Demonstration of oral hygiene procedures, including, but not limited to, use of toothbrushes and dental floss

Shade selection for fabrication of appliances or restorations

Application of topical anesthetics

Pulp testing

Fluoride application, limited to liquid or gel applications

Topical applications of desensitizing agents to teeth

Application of periodontal dressings (packs)

Removal of periodontal dressings (packs)

Suture removal

Placement of rubber dam over preplaced clamp, and removal of clamp and rubber dam

Application of cavity varnish Placement of surgical dressings

Removal of surgical dressings

Intra-oral bite registrations for diagnostic model articulation

Intra-oral bite registrations for restorations

Intra-oral bite registrations for appliances

Standard, diagnostic, radiologic procedures for the purpose of contributing to the provision of dental services

All supportive services necessary to the maintenance of a hygienic practice environment, including, but not limited to, all sterilizing procedures

Physical positioning of the patient

Monitoring of vital signs

Assistance during administration of life-support activities, and any other non-invasive procedures deemed necessary by the supervising dentist to maintain the health and safety of the patient

Taking photographs

Recording patient treatment

Measurement of blood pressure and body temperature

Other common tests deemed necessary by the supervising dentist

Repair, construction and finishing of metallic and plastic prosthetic devise

Compilation of radiographic data for interpretation by the dentist, i.e., tracings, etc.

Progress reports

Consultations (oral or written)

Oral hygiene instructions

Instruction /Use of intra-oral hygiene devices

Instruction /Normal nutrition information as it relates to dental health

Behavioral modification

Instruction / Self-adjustment of orthodontic appliances and all other post-operative and post-insertion instructions, as deemed appropriate by the supervising dentist

All non-invasive supportive services normally utilized in conjunction with the treatment by the dentist of fascia pain or TMJ syndrome

Preparing the teeth for restorations or for the bonding of orthodontic brackets by treating the supragingival coronal surfaces of the teeth to be bonded with a conditioning or etching agent and by the placement of a bonding agent adhesive

Polymerization of light-activated restorative or bonding materials

Impressions for removable or fixed orthodontic appliances

Preliminary selection and sizing of orthodontic bands and arch wires

Checking for and removal of loose orthodontic bands

Checking for and removal of loose orthodontic brackets

Placement and removal of orthodontic arch wires, auxiliary arch wires, and ligation of same to orthodontic bands and/or brackets

Placement and removal of orthodontic separators and ties

Irrigation and drying of canals during endodontic procedures

Placement of medication in the pulp chamber(s) of teeth with non-vital pulp or instrumented root canals