While at the recent California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, I spoke with two CDA representatives to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for both ...

Dental assistants are often the unsung heroes of the practice. A dental assistant who is empowered and engaged every day can make a difference between the practice barely hitting its numbers and the ...

There is another legal issue that practices should address when employing medical assistants: who can supervise a medical assistant? In some states, registered nurses can supervise and give orders to ...

Of course, a list on a Web site is not law, but, in general, this list accurately describes the law in several states. Let's look at California law, which specifically addresses the scope of practice ...