* Conflicts between the AAOMS Guidelines, the ADA Guidelines or the AAPD Guidelines, and the Board’ s regulations, will be resolved in favor of the applicable Guidelines. 2024
Office Inspection:
Prior to obtaining an unrestricted permit, an applicant’ s office must pass an inspection conducted by the Board through its authorized agents in accordance with the AAOMS Manual( for OMS), ADA Guidelines( for non-OMS) and AAPD Guidelines for pediatric patients. Reinspection will occur every six( 6) years.
Clinical Evaluation:
Prior to obtaining an unrestricted permit, an applicant must pass a clinical evaluation conducted by the Board through its authorized agents in accordance with the AAOMS Manual( for OMS), ADA Guidelines( for non-OMS) and AAPD Guidelines for pediatric patients.
Duties:
• Must ensure that a patient medical history is taken or updated
• Must give patients a physical evaluation
• Must have proper equipment
• Must have signed patient consent
• Pediatric patients administered anesthesia or deep sedation by or under non-OMSs must be done by a person solely responsible for monitoring, while another dental licensee not responsible for monitoring the patient will perform the dental work
• Must obtain 15 hours of continuing education credits in courses related to general anesthesia or deep sedation every licensure cycle. This counts toward the overall 30-hour CE requirement.
Auxiliary Personnel:
• Must be properly trained for delegated duties
• Must perform duties under direct onpremise supervision of the permit holder
• Must be certified in BLS
• Nurse anesthetists must perform their duties under direct on-premise supervision, perform duties that are under scope of practice and maintain ACLS certification.
Restricted Permit I Holders
( conscious sedation, nitrous oxide / oxygen analgesia)
Prior to obtaining a restricted permit I, an applicant’ s office must pass an inspection conducted by the Board through its authorized agents in accordance with the AAOMS Manual( for OMS), ADA Guidelines( for non-OMS) and AAPD Guidelines for pediatric patients. Re-inspection will occur every six( 6) years.
Prior to obtaining a restricted permit I, an applicant must pass a clinical evaluation conducted by the Board through its authorized agents in accordance with the AAOMS Manual( for OMS), ADA Guidelines( for non-OMS) and AAPD Guidelines for pediatric patients.
Requirements:
A permit holder must do one( 1) of the following:
1. Successfully complete a course on conscious sedation comprising of at least sixty( 60) hours of undergraduate or postgraduate didactic instruction and clinical experience that conforms to Part I or Part III of the ADA Guidelines.
Certification:
OMS and Non-OMS
1. Must have certification in ACLS to administer to adults.
2. Must have certification in PALS to administer to children( under 18).
Standards:
OMS
1. Must attest that the administration of anesthesia / sedation conform with AAOMS Guidelines and Manual.*
Non-OMS
1. Must attest that the administration of anesthesia / sedation to adults conform with ADA Guidelines.
2. Must attest that the administration of anesthesia / sedation to children( under 18) conform with AAPD Guidelines.
* Conflicts between the AAOMS Guidelines, the ADA Guidelines or the AAPD Guidelines, and the Board’ s regulations, will be resolved in favor of the applicable Guidelines. 2024