VA HB970

Allows dental assistants (Level I or II) with at least 1,800 hours of clinical experience to obtain certification to perform supragingival scaling and coronal polishing under indirect dentist supervision

Requires certification training from a licensed dentist or dental hygienist using curriculum from a statewide dental association, a federal Indian Health Service or military program, or an existing dental assistant education program

Mandates completion of at least 20 supervised full-mouth supragingival scaling procedures with patient consent before certification, with documentation maintained by the supervising dentist

Limits licensed dentists to indirectly supervising no more than two dental assistants at any given time while they perform scaling or polishing procedures

Exempts Board of Dentistry regulations implementing this act from the Administrative Process Act