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Committee denies two requests by hygienists to add local anesthesia authority, cites statute and missing educational verification
Summary
Two registered dental hygienists asked the board’s committee for exceptions to rules allowing hygienists to administer local anesthesia; both requests were denied because applicants could not document substantially equivalent, CODA‑accredited education as required by statute and rule.
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners' Anesthesia Committee denied two separate requests from registered dental hygienists seeking exceptions that would allow them to administer local infiltration anesthesia in Texas.
Melanie Anderson appeared before the committee and described more than 30 years of clinical experience and prior authorization to administer local anesthesia in California and other states. Anderson told members she completed a post‑graduation course and had repeatedly administered local infiltration for decades. "I've practiced for 30 years, and I feel very…
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