DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
DENTISTRY - GENERAL RULES
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory
affairs by sections 16145, 16148, 16174, 16178, 16182, 16186, 16201, 16204, 16205,
16215, 16608, 16611, 16625, 11626, 16631, 16644, 16651, 16652, 16653, 16654, 16655,
16656, 16657, and 16658 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16145,
333.16148, 333.16174, 333.16178, 333.16182, 333.16186, 333.16201, 333.16204,
333.16205, 333.16215, 333.16608, 333.16611, 333.16625, 333.16626, 333.16631,
333.16644, 333.16651, 333.16652, 333.16653, 333.16654, 333.16655, 333.16656,
333.16657, and 333.16658, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9, 1996-2,
2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030)
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
R 338.11101 Definitions.
Rule 1101. (1) As used in these rules:
(a) “Allied dental personnel” means the supporting team who receives appropriate
delegation from a dentist or dental therapist to participate in dental treatment.
(b) “Analgesia” means the diminution or elimination of pain in the conscious
patient as a result of the administration of an agent including, but not limited to, local
anesthetic, nitrous oxide, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
(c) “Approved course” means a course offered by either a dental, dental therapy,
dental hygiene, or dental assistant program accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA) that meets the
requirements in section 16611 of the code, MCL 333.16611.
(d) “Assistant” means a nonlicensed person who may perform basic supportive
procedures under the supervision of a dentist as provided in these rules.
(e) “Board” means the Michigan board of dentistry.
(f) “Conscious sedation” means a minimally depressed level of consciousness that
retains a patient’s ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and
respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command and that is produced by
a pharmacological or a non-pharmacological method or a combination of both.
(g) “Code” means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to
333.25211.
(h) “Dental therapist” means a person licensed under part 166 of the code, MCL
333.16601 to 333.16659, to provide the care and services and perform any of the duties
described in section 16656 of the code, MCL 333.16656.
(i) “Dentist” means, except as otherwise provided in R 338.11801, a person
licensed by the board under the code and these rules to engage in the practice of dentistry.
(j) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
Page 1