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Chapter DE 7
CERTIFICATION OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS TO ADMINISTER LOCAL ANESTHESIA
DE 7.01   Authority.
DE 7.02   Definitions.
DE 7.03   Qualifications for certification of licensed dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia.
DE 7.04   Application procedure.
DE 7.05   Educational requirements.
DE 7.06   Dentist responsibility for the administration of local anesthetic.
DE 7.01DE 7.01 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted pursuant to ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2) and 447.02 (2) (e), Stats.
DE 7.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1999, No. 526, eff. 11-1-99.
DE 7.02DE 7.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter “accredited” has the meaning under s. 447.01 (1), Stats.
DE 7.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1999, No. 526, eff. 11-1-99.
DE 7.03DE 7.03 Qualifications for certification of licensed dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia. An applicant for certification to administer local anesthesia shall be granted a certificate by the board if the applicant complies with all of the following:
DE 7.03(1)(1) Has a current license to practice as a dental hygienist in this state.
DE 7.03(2)(2) Provide evidence of current qualification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a course provider approved by the Wisconsin department of health services.
DE 7.03(3)(3) Has completed the educational requirements of s. DE 7.05.
DE 7.03(4)(4) Has submitted the information required in the application under s. DE 7.04.
DE 7.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1999, No. 526, eff. 11-1-99; CR 11-035: am. (2) Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12.
DE 7.04DE 7.04 Application procedure. An applicant for a certificate to administer local anesthesia shall file a completed application on a form provided by the board. The application shall include all of the following:
DE 7.04(1)(1) The dental hygienist license number in this state and the signature of the applicant.
DE 7.04(2)(2) Evidence of current qualification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from either the American heart association or the American red cross.
DE 7.04(3)(3) Evidence of successful completion of a didactic and clinical program sponsored by an accredited dental or dental hygiene program, resulting in the dental hygienist becoming competent to administer local anesthesia under the delegation and supervision of a dentist, the curriculum of which meets or exceeds the basic course requirements set forth in s. DE 7.05. For those dental hygienists who are employed and taking a local anesthesia program as continuing education outside of the initial accredited dental hygiene program, the administration of local anesthesia on a non-classmate may be performed at the place where the dental hygienist is employed. In those instances the application:
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