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 1        AN ACT concerning dentistry.

 2        Be it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Dental Practice Act  is  amended
 5    by changing Section 18 and adding Section 37.1 as follows:

 6        (225 ILCS 25/18) (from Ch. 111, par. 2318)
 7        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
 8        Sec.  18.   Acts  Constituting  the  Practice  of  Dental
 9    Hygiene.   Limitations. A dental hygienist may be employed or
10    engaged only:
11             (a)  Under the supervision of a dentist:
12                  (1)  In the office of a dentist;
13                  (2)  By a federal, State, county  or  municipal
14             agency or institution;
15                  (3)  By a public or private school; or
16                  (4)  By  a  public  clinic  operating under the
17             direction of a hospital or federal,  State,  county,
18             municipal or other public agency or institution.
19        When employed or engaged pursuant to this paragraph (a) a
20    dental  hygienist  may  perform  the following procedures and
21    acts:
22                  (i)  the operative procedure of dental hygiene,
23             consisting of oral prophylactic procedures;
24                  (ii)  the  exposure  and  processing  of  X-Ray
25             films of the teeth and surrounding structures;
26                  (iii)  the application to the surfaces  of  the
27             teeth  or  gums of chemical compounds designed to be
28             desensitizing agents  or  effective  agents  in  the
29             prevention of dental caries or periodontal disease;
30                  (iv)  all  services which may be performed by a
31             dental assistant as specified by  rule  pursuant  to
 
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 1             Section 17;
 2                  (v)  administration  and  monitoring of nitrous
 3             oxide  upon  successful  completion  of  a  training
 4             program approved by the Department;
 5                  (vi)  administration of local anesthetics  upon
 6             successful completion of a training program approved
 7             by the Department; and
 8                  (vii) such  other  procedures and acts as shall
 9             be  prescribed  by  rule  or   regulation   of   the
10             Department.
11             (b)  Under the general supervision of a dentist in a
12        long-term   care   facility  licensed  by  the  State  of
13        Illinois, or a mental health or developmental  disability
14        facility operated by the Department of Human Services, if
15        the  patient  is  unable  to  travel  to  a dental office
16        because of  illness  or  infirmity.   The  dentist  shall
17        personally examine and diagnose the patient and determine
18        which services are necessary to be performed, which shall
19        be  contained  in a written order to the hygienist.  Such
20        order must be implemented  within  120  90  days  of  its
21        issuance,   and  an  updated  medical  history  and  oral
22        inspection must be performed by the hygienist immediately
23        prior to beginning the  procedures  to  ensure  that  the
24        patient's health has not changed in any manner to warrant
25        a reexamination by the dentist.
26             (c)  Without  the supervision of a dentist, a dental
27        hygienist may perform dental health  education  functions
28        and   may  record  case  histories  and  oral  conditions
29        observed.
30        The number of dental hygienists practicing  in  a  dental
31    office  shall not exceed, at any one time, 4 times the number
32    of dentists practicing in the office at the time.
33    (Source: P.A. 91-594, eff. 1-1-00; 91-689, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
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 1        (225 ILCS 25/37.1)
 2        (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2006)
 3        Sec. 37.1.  Cease and desist orders.  If  the  Department
 4    has  reason  to  believe  that  a  person  has  violated  any
 5    provision  of Section 8 or 12 of this Act, the Department may
 6    issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease  and  desist
 7    should  not  be  entered against that person.  The rule shall
 8    clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by  the  Department
 9    and  shall  provide  a  period of 7 days from the date of the
10    rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department.
11    Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall
12    cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately.