(a) A dental hygienist may provide, for not more than fifteen (15) consecutive business days or not more than three (3) consecutive weeks, preventive dental hygiene services to patients when the    
supervising dentist is not physically present at the location at which the services are provided if all of the following requirements are met;

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• Two (2) years and three (3) thousand hours of clinical dental hygiene experience

• Completion of a three (3) hour course in the identification and prevention of medical emergencies as part of continuing education credits every two years.

• Specifically apply/pay for this permit

Not all duties are able to be performed under general supervision. 
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