The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) announced its 2022 report on new dental assisting bills and regulations. This latest report includes highlights of state legislative and regulatory changes from April through August 2022.
The report includes updates from the District of Columbia plus 10 states: Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The changes include new levels of expanded functions, new recognition of DANB exams, updates to supervision levels, and more. Read the full report here.
The DANB also compiles state requirements for dental assistants and publishes them online. Look up the dental assisting information for any state, including radiography requirements, dental assisting levels and related requirements, and downloadable charts with allowable and prohibited duties here.
