NYS Dental Hygiene Licensure

Upon successful completion of the program, MCC will issue you a transcript for submission with your licensure application. These are the functions that licensed New York State Certified Dental Assistants can perform under New York State Education Law, section 6608:

• providing patient education
• taking preliminary medical histories and vital signs to be reviewed by the dentist
• place and remove rubber dams
• select and prefit provisional crowns
• select and prefit orthodontic bands
• remove orthodontic arch wires and ligature ties
• place and remove matrix bands
• take impressions for study casts or diagnostic casts
• remove periodontal dressings
• remove sutures placed by a licensed dentist
• take impressions for space maintainers, orthodontic appliances, and occlusal guards
• remove temporary cement
• apply topical anticariogenic agents to the teeth
• apply desensitizing agents to the teeth
• place and remove temporary separating devices
• place orthodontic ligatures
• take dental x-rays in accordance with Public Health Law
• perform such other dental supportive services authorized by the dentist and consistent with New York State laws, rules and regulations.