Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 130k. Scope of practice for expanded function dental assistant

(1) Placing and contouring amalgam and other restorative materials.

(2) Perform coronal polishing.

(3) Perform fluoride treatments, including fluoride varnish.

(4) Take impressions of teeth for athletic appliances.

(1) Complete or limited examination, diagnosis and treatment planning.

(2) Surgical or cutting procedures of hard or soft tissue.

(3) Prescribing drugs, medicaments or work authorizations.

(4) Taking impressions other than for study models, diagnostic casts or athletic appliances.

(5) Final inspection and approval of restorative and other treatment which affects occlusion and any necessary occlusal adjustments.

(6) Pulp capping, pulpotomy and other endodontic procedures.

(7) Placement and intraoral adjustments of fixed and removable prosthetic appliances.

(8) Administration of local anesthesia, parenteral or inhalational sedation or general anesthesia.