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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.  

Radiography

To be certified in radiography, a dental assistant must successfully complete:

1)  a board-approved six-hour course in dental radiography safety;
and 
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.

Out-of-State Radiography Training


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.


 

Coronal Polishing

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:


Contact the Board office with questions regarding out-of-state coronal polishing certification.

Law Links

Kentucky Revised Statutes and Kentucky Administrative Regulations on Dental Assisting:

Dental Assistant Practices (PDF)

X-Rays by Dental Assistants

Auxiliary Personnel

Coronal Polishing

                       

 

Hygienist / Dental Assistant Duties
 

Delegated Duty List (PDF)

      
 

Last Updated 4/3/2008
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