Dental Assisting
Dental assistants are not licensed in Kentucky. However, a dental assistant must be certified by the board to perform radiography and coronal polishing.
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Radiography |
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To be certified in radiography, a dental assistant must successfully complete:
1) a board-approved six-hour course in dental radiography safety;
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a) a minimum of four hours instruction in dental radiography technique while under the supervision of the dental assistant's dentist employer; or
b) a board-approved four-hour course in radiography technique.
Dentists
This is a sample certificate of verification for dental assistants who receive radiography technique training from their employing dentist:
Sample Radiography Technique Training Verification.
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Out-of-State Radiography Training |
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Your previous training may qualify you for Kentucky Radiography Certification. In order to determine whether you qualify, the board office must receive documentation of one of the choices below:
- if you completed the Dental Assisting National Board Radiography Exam, mail or fax a copy of your DANB Radiography Exam Certificate,
or
- if you did not take the DANB Radiography Exam, you need to mail or fax the syllabus or a detailed description of the radiography course you completed along with the number of hours spent covering each topic.
You will receive a letter from the board office stating whether or not you were granted certification. If you do not complete a board approved course, you are not certified in Kentucky until you receive a letter granting certification.
Fax or mail documentation of out-of-state radiography training to the board office.
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Coronal Polishing |
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To be certified in coronal polishing, a dental assistant must successfully complete a dental assisting course developed by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry and a committee of dental educators from the Kentucky institutions of dental education accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation.
Contact information on coronal polishing courses offered at approved schools:
Coronal Polishing Courses (PDF)
Or use these links to their web sites:
University of Kentucky (external)
University of Louisville (external)
(external)
Western Kentucky University (external)
Contact the Board office with questions regarding out-of-state coronal polishing certification.
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Law Links |
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Kentucky Revised Statutes and Kentucky Administrative Regulations on Dental Assisting:
Dental Assistant Practices (PDF)
X-Rays by Dental Assistants
Auxiliary Personnel
Coronal Polishing
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