Bill Text: TX HB2849 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB2849 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2849-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 2849

AN ACT
relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 265.006(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) To qualify for a coronal polishing certificate, an
applicant must have at least two years' experience as a dental
assistant and:
(1) have successfully completed at least eight hours
of clinical and didactic education in coronal polishing taken
through a dental school, dental hygiene school, or dental assisting
program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and approved by the board. The
education must include [that includes] courses on:
(A) oral anatomy and tooth morphology relating to
retention of plaque and stain;
(B) indications, contraindications, and
complications of coronal polishing;
(C) principles of coronal polishing, including
armamentarium, operator and patient positioning, technique, and
polishing agents;
(D) infection control procedures;
(E) polishing coronal surfaces of teeth; and
(F) jurisprudence relating to coronal polishing;
or
(2) present proof to the board that the assistant has:
(A) graduated from a dental assisting program
accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
American Dental Association and approved by the board that includes
specific didactic course work and clinical training in coronal
polishing; or
(B) received certification of completion of
requirements specified by the Dental Assisting National Board and
approved by the board.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the State Board of Dental Examiners shall adopt rules
necessary to implement Section 265.006(b), Occupations Code, as
amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2849 was passed by the House on April
30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2849 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor