Section 1 definitions of "dental hygiene", "dental hygiene diagnosis", "prescription" and "substance" were added by BC Reg 32/2020, effective February 24, 2020.
Section 1 definition of "dentist" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 32/2020, effective February 24, 2020.
"dentist" means a person authorized under the Dentists Act to practise dentistry;
Section 1 definition of "facility" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 32/2020, effective February 24, 2020.
"facility" means
(a) a community care facility or an assisted living residence licensed or registered under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act,
(b) a hospital designated under the Hospital Act, or
(c) a Provincial mental health facility designated under the Mental Health Act that provides residential care to persons unable to readily access dental services in the community.
Section 6 (2) and (3) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 75/2012, effective July 3, 2012.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a registrant
(a) providing non-clinical services in a public health program, or
(b) practising in a facility or class of facility approved by the board, if the registrant
(i) meets the additional qualifications established in the bylaws, and
(ii) complies with subsection (3).
(3) A registrant practising dental hygiene in a facility must
(a) advise the client to see a dentist if the client has not been examined by a dentist within the previous 365 days, and
(b) notify the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia as soon as it is apparent that dental services cannot be arranged for clients in a facility.
Section 6 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 32/2020, effective February 24, 2020.
Limits or conditions on services
6 (1) No registrant may practise dental hygiene unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) prior to or during an initial appointment, the client is examined by a dentist;
(b) at the time of any subsequent appointment, the client has been examined by a dentist within the previous 365 days or within such shorter time as is necessary or appropriate in accordance with good dental hygiene practice or good dental practice;
(c) dental hygiene care is provided in accordance with any specific and appropriate instructions that may be given by a dentist.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a registrant
(a) who provides non-clinical services in a public health program, or
(i) is a member of a class of registrants established by the bylaws for this purpose, and
(ii) complies with subsection (3).
(3) If a client has not been examined by a dentist within the previous 365 days, a registrant described in subsection (2) (b) must recommend to the client that the client have an examination by a dentist.
(4) No registrant may administer oral local anaesthetic except
(a) in circumstances where a dentist is on the site and immediately available, or
(b) in a facility if the anaesthetic has been authorized by a medical practitioner or a dentist and a person qualified to act in a medical emergency is immediately available.
[am. B.C. Reg. 75/2012.]