HB4414 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act by revising Section 4 (Definitions) and Section 17 (Acts Constituting the Practice of Dentistry) to clarify professional roles and scope of practice.

• Adds definition of "Community Dental Health Coordinator" (CDHC) as a trained dental team member who provides community-based oral health advocacy, motivational counseling, patient assessment, and nutritional literacy under dentist supervision.

• Authorizes CDHCs to perform functions for which they meet training and educational standards and that are not prohibited by statute or Department rules.

• Clarifies supervision requirements distinguishing between direct supervision (dentist must authorize, remain present, and approve work) and general supervision (dentist examines patient, authorizes procedures via notation, but need not be present during procedures).

• Specifies limitations on dental assistants performing certain expanded functions, including a cap of 4 assistants per dentist for placing amalgam restorations, nitrous oxide monitoring, and coronal polishing or pit and fissure sealants.