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Committee warns dental offices about vendor claims: lasers and CuraDont require specific training
Summary
Board members raised concerns that vendor materials and some educators may mislead practices about what registered dental assistants may perform with lasers or new peptide products such as CuraDont; the committee urged better outreach to CE providers and registrants.
At the licensing committee meeting on Feb. 19, members discussed reports that vendors and some educators were telling offices that dental assistants could perform procedures (including photobiomodulation and application of CuraDont) that the board’s rules and statutory scope do not permit without appropriate training and supervision.
Several members urged clearer communication to vendors, CE providers and educators. Miss Jones described…
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