S.F. 479 Section 1. Section 153.15, Code 2017, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 153.15 Dental hygienists —— scope of term. 3 A licensed dental hygienist may perform those services 4 which are educational, therapeutic, and preventive in nature 5 which attain or maintain optimal oral health as determined by 6 the board and may include but are not necessarily limited to 7 complete oral prophylaxis, application of preventive agents 8 to oral structures, exposure and processing of radiographs, 9 administration of medicaments prescribed by a licensed 10 dentist, obtaining and preparing nonsurgical, clinical and 11 oral diagnostic tests for interpretation by the dentist, and 12 preparation of preliminary written records of oral conditions 13 for interpretation by the dentist. Such services , except 14 educational services, shall be performed under supervision of a 15 licensed dentist and in a dental office, a public or private 16 school, public health agencies, hospitals, and the armed 17 forces, but nothing herein shall be construed to authorize 18 a dental hygienist to practice dentistry. Educational 19 services shall be limited to assessing the need for, planning, 20 implementing, and evaluating oral health education programs 21 for individual patients and community groups; and conducting 22 workshops and in-service training sessions on dental health 23 for nurses, school personnel, institutional staff, community 24 groups, and other agencies providing consultation and technical 25 assistance for promotional, preventive, and educational 26 services. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill excepts educational services from the services 31 a licensed dental hygienist is required to provide under 32 supervision of a licensed dentist. The bill provides the 33 specific activities that qualify as “educational services”. 34 -1- LSB 2452SV (2) 87 tr/nh 1/ 1