By: Sheffield (Senate Sponsor - Menéndez) H.B. No. 2849
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
and Human Services; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 265.006(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) To qualify for a coronal polishing certificate, an
applicant must have at least two years' experience as a dental
assistant and:
(1) have successfully completed at least eight hours
of clinical and didactic education in coronal polishing taken
through a dental school, dental hygiene school, or dental assisting
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and approved by the board. The
education must include [that includes] courses on:
(A) oral anatomy and tooth morphology relating to
retention of plaque and stain;
(B) indications, contraindications, and
complications of coronal polishing;
(C) principles of coronal polishing, including
armamentarium, operator and patient positioning, technique, and
polishing agents;
(D) infection control procedures;
(E) polishing coronal surfaces of teeth; and
(F) jurisprudence relating to coronal polishing;
or
(2) present proof to the board that the assistant has:
(A) graduated from a dental assisting program
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and approved by the board that includes
specific didactic course work and clinical training in coronal
polishing; or
(B) received certification of completion of
requirements specified by the Dental Assisting National Board and
approved by the board.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the State Board of Dental Examiners shall adopt rules
necessary to implement Section 265.006(b), Occupations Code, as
amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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