Dental Boards
| The AGDTranscript is a quarterly e-newsletter sent to each state dental board in an effort to facilitate greater awareness of dental trends and issues across the nation. As the Academy of General Dentistry worked with Licensing dental boards toward acceptance of the AGD state transcript, it was noticed that happenings in one state were not always publicized to other states. Through this newsletter, the AGD hopes to build a lasting relationship with state licensing agencies while communicating information of interest. |
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The July issue of AGDtranscript said that dental assistants working in Virginia under direct supervision will be allowed to pack and carve amalgam; place and shape composite resin restorations; take final impressions of and use non-ephrinephine retraction cord; and provide final cementation of crowns and bridges after adjustment and fitting by the dentist. Instead, Virginia will be implementing two levels of dental assistants. Only those who have completed national certification and have registered with the Board as a Dental Assistant II will be able to perform these expanded functions.
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