94j

Dental assistants are hereby authorized to practice in Puerto Rico, subject to the provisions of §§ 81—94u of this title.[It] is hereby understood [that] 'dental assistant' [is] the auxiliary dental personnel who works directly with the dentist while the latter is rendering his services to patients in his office. His function and work are aimed at attaining a greater efficiency in the rendering of dental services [by] relieving the dentist from those tasks which do not require a higher degree of academic preparation characteristic of the dentist. History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14I on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5, eff. 60 days after June 23, 1971.