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Dental commission presses for oversight as legislature adds CE, expands scope for assistants and hygienists
Summary
The Connecticut Dental Commission questioned House Bills 5399 and 5303 and discussed a proposed expansion of mandatory continuing-education requirements, new national practical exams and draft law changes that could allow assistants to take X-rays and hygienists to work in private residences, raising concerns about oversight, infection control and scope of practice.
The Connecticut Dental Commission on its regular meeting recapped legislative proposals and regulatory changes that members say merit closer review. Commissioners discussed House Bill 5399, which would add separate mandatory continuing-education courses (including one on human trafficking and one on care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities), and House Bill 5303, which would allow dental hygienists to provide services in private residences or operate from private-residence locations.
The commission said those measures, together with a draft of a new dental practice act, could expand required continuing-education hours from 10 to 12 over a two-year period and change supervision and scope rules for staff. “The legislature decided to make it a separate…
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