Esta ley permite que los higienistas dentales trabajen bajo la supervisión de un dentista en áreas donde la gente no tiene acceso fácil a atención dental. Esto significa que pueden ayudar a más personas a cuidar sus dientes.
Es como cuando un maestro permite que un estudiante más avanzado ayude a sus compañeros en la clase. Así, más alumnos pueden aprender y mejorar.
Imagina que en un barrio de Detroit, hay un programa de salud dental que ayuda a familias que no pueden pagar dentistas. María, una higienista dental, trabaja con el dentista Juan para ofrecer limpiezas dentales a niños en escuelas locales, asegurándose de que todos tengan acceso a una buena salud bucal.
MCL 333.16625 - Rules as to dental hygienist or dental assistant; dental hygiene services performed under supervision of dentist as part of program for dentally underserved program; designation of grantee health agency; requirements; notification; advisory committee; definitions Sec. 16625. (1) The board may promulgate rules to prohibit or otherwise restrict the assignment of procedures to a dental hygienist or a dental assistant if the board determines that the assignment constitutes or may constitute a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the patient or the public. (2) Notwithstanding section 16601(1)(f) or the rules promulgated under subsection (1), a dental hygienist may perform dental hygiene services under the supervision of a dentist as part of a program for dentally underserved populations in this state conducted by a local, state, or federal grantee health agency for patients who are not assigned by a dentist. The director of community health shall designate a person as a grantee health agency for a 2-year period if the person applies to the department of community health on a form provided by the department of community health and meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is a public or nonprofit entity, or a school or nursing home, that administers a program of dental care to a dentally underserved population. (b) Employs or contracts with at least 1 dentist or 1 dental hygienist. (c) Submits a program overview indicating the approximate population to be served, the method by which the service is to be provided, the procedures for program oversight and direction, and the name and license number of the dentist and dental hygienist, if applicable, who are performing services under the program. (3) Within 10 business days after the department approves
Cualquier entidad pública o sin fines de lucro que ofrezca cuidado dental a comunidades necesitadas puede ser designada como agente de salud, siempre y cuando cumpla con ciertos requisitos.
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