SCOTUS Dental Hygienist Case Could Affect Scope Of Practice Expansion

A case to be heard by the Supreme Court in October over whether the North Carolina dental board can keep dental hygienists from opening up independent teeth whitening clinics may have wider implications for ongoing efforts to expand the scope of practice for other medical professionals such as nurse practitioners and pharmacists. The case centers on a Federal Trade Commission action against the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, which is made up of mostly practicing dentists, accusing the board...