124Q00000X: Dental Hygienist

Code details

Code

124Q00000X Copy

Grouping

Dental Providers

Classification

Dental Hygienist

Specialization

None (this is the general classification code)

Display name

Dental Hygienist

Used by

Individuals (NPI-1)

NUCC definition

An individual who has completed an accredited dental hygiene education program, and an individual who has been licensed by a state board of dental examiners to provide preventive care services under the supervision of a dentist. Functions that may be legally delegated to the dental hygienist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the dental hygienist and state dental practice acts and regulations, but always include, at a minimum, scaling and polishing the teeth. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental hygienist should be used to describe this dental auxiliary.