(1) Changing or replacing dry socket packets after diagnosis and treatment planned by a dentist;

(2) For instruction purposes, demonstrating to a patient how the patient should place and remove removable prostheses, appliances or retainers;

(3) For the purpose of eliminating pain or discomfort, removing loose, broken or irritating orthodontic appliances;

(4) Giving oral health instructions;

(5) Irrigating and aspirating the oral cavity;

(6) Performing dietary analyses for dental disease control;

(7) Placing and recementing with temporary cement an existing crown that has fallen out as long as the dentist is promptly notified that this procedure was performed so that appropriate follow-up can occur;

(8) Placing and removing periodontal dressing;

(9) Pouring and trimming dental models;

(10) Removing sutures and scheduling a follow-up appointment with the dentist within 7 to 10 days of suture removal;

(11) Retracting lips, cheek, tongue and other tissue parts;

(12) Obtaining impressions for study casts;

(13) Taking and recording the vital signs of blood pressure, pulse and temperature;

(14) Taking dental plaque smears for microscopic inspection and patient education; and

(15) Taking intraoral photographs.

(1) Placing temporary fillings on an emergency basis as long as the patient is informed of the temporary nature of the fillings; and

(2) Removing excess cement from the supragingival surfaces of teeth.

(1) Applying cavity varnish;

(2) Applying liquids, pastes and gel topical anesthetics;

(3) Assisting a dentist who provides orthodontic services in preparation of teeth for attaching, bonding and cementing fixed appliances in a manner appropriate and according to manufacturer's directions;

(4) Delivering, but not condensing or packing, amalgam or composite restoration material;

(5) Fabricating temporary crowns and bridges, limiting handpiece rotary instrumentation used in the fabrication to extraoral use only, as long as the dentist checks the occlusion and fit prior to releasing the patient;

(6) Irrigating and drying root canals;

(7) Isolating the operative field;

(8) Performing pulp vitality testing with confirmation by the dentist;

(9) Performing electronic vitality scanning with confirmation by the dentist;

(10) Performing preliminary selection and fitting of orthodontic bands, with final placement and cementing in the patient's mouth by the dentist;

(11) Placing and cementing temporary crowns with temporary cement;

(12) Placing and removing matrix bands, rubber dams and wedges;

(13) Placing elastics and instructing in their use;

(14) Placing, holding or removing celluloid and other plastic strips prior to or subsequent to the placement of a filling by the dentist;

(15) Placing or removing temporary separating devices;

(16) Placing wires, pins and elastic ligatures to tie in orthodontic arch wires that have been fitted and approved by the dentist at the time of insertion;

(17) Preparing tooth sites and surfaces with a rubber cup and pumice for banding or bonding of orthodontic brackets. This procedure may not be intended or interpreted as an oral prophylaxis, which is a procedure specifically reserved to be performed by dental hygienists or dentists. This procedure also may not be intended or interpreted as a preparation for restorative material. A dentist or dental hygienist shall check and approve the procedure;

(18) Reapplying, on an emergency basis only, orthodontic brackets;

(19) Recording readings with a digital caries detector and reporting them to the dentist for interpretation and evaluation;

(20) Removing composite material using slow-speed instrumentation for debonding brackets, as long as the dentist conducts a final check prior to release of the patient;

(21) Removing excess cement from the supragingival surfaces of teeth;

(22) Removing gingival retraction cord;

(23) Removing orthodontic arch wires and tension devices and any loose bands or bonds, but only as directed by the dentist;

(24) Selecting and trying in stainless steel or other preformed crowns for insertion by the dentist;

(25) Obtaining impressions for opposing models and retainers;

(26) Obtaining impressions for single-arch athletic mouth guards, bleaching trays, custom trays and fluoride trays; and

(27) Taking intraoral measurements and making preliminary selection of arch wires and intraoral and extraoral appliances, including head gear.

(1) Has ordered the cavity liner or base; and

(2) Has checked the cavity liner or base prior to the placement of the restoration; and

(3) Has checked the final restoration prior to patient dismissal;

(1) Perform oral health assessments, pulpal disease assessments for primary and young teeth, simple cavity preparations and restorations and simple extractions;

(2) Prepare and place stainless steel crowns and aesthetic anterior crowns for primary incisors and prepare, place and remove space maintainers;

(3) Provide referrals;

(4) Administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia;

(5) Perform preventive services;

(6) Conduct urgent management of dental trauma, perform suturing, extract primary teeth and perform nonsurgical extractions of periodontally diseased permanent teeth if authorized in advance by the supervising dentist; and

(7) Provide, dispense and administer anti-inflammatories, nonprescription analgesics, antimicrobials, antibiotics and anticaries materials ; .

(8) Administer radiographs; and

(9) Perform other related services and functions authorized by the supervising dentist and for which the dental therapist is trained.