An Act relative to dental hygienists

This bill amends Massachusetts law to allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia, a sedation technique used to help patients relax during dental procedures. The change directly affects dental hygienists by expanding their current scope of practice to include this specific type of pain management. By updating the legal definition of local anesthesia agents in the state's public health code, the legislation enables dental hygienists to offer this service under existing regulatory frameworks.