OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill increasing the services dental assistants and hygienists are allowed to perform for patients has been signed into law by the governor.
Rep. David Smith, R-Arpelar, is the author of House Bill 3934. The measure also expands the list of recognized accrediting agencies.
“This will help us fill gaps, particularly in rural Oklahoma, where people lack access to dentists,” Smith said. “This becoming law means people can get necessary dental care where they are instead of having to travel long distances or suffering without treatment.”
Smith worked with the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry, the Oklahoma Dental Hygiene Association and the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry on the language for the bill.
Source: New Law Expands OK Dental Care Options / State of Oklahoma House of Representatives