The legal duties of a dental hygienist are spelled out in each individual state's dental practice act. Most states do allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthetics, provided they have appropriate training to do so. To see if a particular state does permit hygienists to administer local anesthetics, check with that state's dental licensing board.
An Expanded Functions Dental Assistant is not permitted to administer local anesthetics because they have not been trained to administer local anesthetics, and they are not trained to handle the potential complications of administering local anesthetics.
Anesthesiologists are the physicians who administer anesthesia.
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In our state, a nursing assistant can not administer medications.
A Dental Assistant for sure!
CRNAs are nurses who administer anesthesia.
A dental assistant.
DA or CDA for certified dental assistant
yes
There is no official requirement of a degree to be a dental assistant. There are programs designed to learn the skills needed to be a dental assistant.
A dental assistant salary would be the salary the dental assistant is paid. Therefore, it is used to pay the dental assistant for their work in the dental office.