90-225.2. Current hygiene students in CODA-approved curriculum programs.
Programs required for dental hygienists licensed in this State to qualify to administer local anesthetics pursuant to G.S. 90-221(a) shall be taught using lecture and laboratory or clinical formats at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, or a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), or a similar organization approved by the United States Department of Education. The training program will include, at a minimum, a 30-hour session composed of 16 didactic hours and 14 clinical hours. Clinical instruction shall be provided by a dentist holding a DDS or DMD degree, and the faculty-to-student ratio shall be no greater than 1:5 for the laboratory and clinical instruction. Courses must be taught to a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) in the parenteral administration of local anesthesia, and successful students shall be awarded a certificate of completion. (2021-95, s. 2(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 16 - Dental Hygiene Act.
§ 90-222 - Administration of Article.
§ 90-223 - Powers and duties of Board.
§ 90-224.1 - Licensure by credentials.
§ 90-225 - License issue and display.
§ 90-225.1 - Continuing education courses required.
§ 90-225.2 - Current hygiene students in CODA-approved curriculum programs.
§ 90-226 - Provisional license.
§ 90-227 - Renewal certificates.
§ 90-228 - Renewal of license.
§ 90-229 - Disciplinary measures.
§ 90-230 - Certificate upon transfer to another state.
§ 90-231 - Opportunity for licensee or applicant to have hearing.