Dental Anesthesia Permit
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- None
828 IAC 3-2-2 Sec. 2. (a) An applicant for a dental hygiene anesthetic permit shall complete a course in local anesthesia administration in an educational program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association that includes, at a minimum, fifteen (15) hours of didactic instruction and fourteen (14) hours of laboratory work covering the following subject areas: (1) Theory of pain control. (2) Selection of pain control modalities. (3) Anatomy. (4) Neurophysiology. (5) Pharmacology of local anesthesia. (6) Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors. (7) Psychological aspects of pain control. (8) Systemic complications. (9) Techniques of maxillary and mandibular anesthesia. (10) Infection control. (11) Local anesthesia medical emergencies. (12) A demonstration of clinical competency. (b) As part of the educational requirement, the dental hygienist will be required to take and pass the North East Regional Board (NERB) local anesthesia examination or a substantially equivalent regional or state examination prior to completion of the program.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Secondary license (other license is prerequisite)
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification may substitute for license requirements
- Experience
- Affidavit or referral
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
- Division
- Indiana State Board of Dentistry
- Address
- 402 West Washington Street Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Phone
- (317) 234-2054
- Agency website
- http://www.in.gov/pla/dental.htm
- Last updated
- May 2, 2021
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Source and verification
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