Increased use of expanded-function dental auxiliaries would benefit consumers, dentists and taxpayers.

Extensive research and experience show that employing expanded function dental auxiliaries under dentists’ supervision to complete restorations (fill teeth) after the cavity has been prepared by the dentist is one way of increasing the efficiency of the Nation’s dental care delivery system and providing needed services to more people at less cost. Nevertheless, most States have laws precluding dentists from employing such persons for this purpose.