Business and Professions Code section 1909

A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the following procedures under direct supervision of a licensed dentist, after submitting to the dental hygiene board evidence of satisfactory completion of a course of instruction, approved by the dental hygiene board, in the procedures:

(a)

Soft-tissue curettage.

(b)

Administration of local anesthesia.

(c)

Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered alone or in combination with each other.

Source: Section 1909, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1909. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 1909’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_1909

Original Source: Section 1909, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1909. (last accessed May 12, 2025).