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(a) In this chapter
(1) "administer local anesthetic agents" means the administration of local anesthetic agents by injection, both infiltration and block, limited to the oral cavity, for the purposes of pain control;
(2) "board" means the Board of Dental Examiners;
(3) "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) "general anesthesia" means a controlled state of unconsciousness intentionally produced by anesthetic agents and accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including the inability to independently maintain an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command;
(5) "parenteral sedation" means a depressed level of consciousness produced by the parenteral administration of pharmacologic substances that retains the patient's ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command. Parenteral sedation is not a form of general anesthesia, and brief interludes of unconsciousness during sedation do not bring parenteral sedation within the scope of general anesthesia;
(6) "radiological equipment" means a control panel and associated radiological tubeheads capable of exposing a dental patient to x-rays;
(7) "American Association of Dental Examiners Clearinghouse for Board Actions" means the American Association of Dental Examiners information source described in AS 08.36.110 (1)(F) and AS 08.36.234 (1)(J).
(b) In AS 08.32, AS 08.36, and this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, "jurisdiction" means a state or territory of the United States.
History: Eff. 5/31/81, Register 78; am 4/13/91, Register 118; am 11/7/99, Register 152; am 3/30/2001, Register 157; am 1/15/2003, Register 165
Authority: AS 08.36.070
Editor's note: As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA 2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and economic development.
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