The CDHO Council rescinded the Normal for Authorization to Self-Provoke Occupation-Particular Acts, which has been in place since 2007. Now Registered Dental Hygienists (RDHs) who want to self-initiate the managed act of scaling and root planing now not want to use for authorization by way of CDHO.

“Clearance from a doctor or dentist is required if any contraindications are current or if there may be any doubt as to the accuracy of the consumer’s medical or oral historical past,” CDHO reported on September 25.

Some employers should still implement their very own approval processes so RDHs ought to keep knowledgeable and conscious of their employment phrases.

If you’re at the moment within the technique of making use of for authorization with CDHO, you now not must proceed with the appliance.

View the total launch from CDHO.