Effective February 27, 2018, a dental hygienist who has received formal training can perform the following task under indirect supervision: Using adjunctive oral cancer screening medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
64B5-16.006 Remediable Tasks Delegable to a Dental Hygienist.
(2) The following remediable tasks may be performed by a dental hygienist who has received training in these procedures in pre-licensure education or who has received formal training and who performs the tasks under indirect supervision:
(m) Using adjunctive oral cancer screening medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
