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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 5 - Offenses Against This Chapter › Section 1706.

1706. (a) Every complete upper or lower denture fabricated by a licensed dentist, or fabricated pursuant to the dentist’s work order, shall be marked with the patient’s name, unless the patient objects. The initials of the patient may be shown alone, if use of the name of the patient is not practical. The markings shall be done during fabrication and shall be permanent, legible, and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and the methods used to implant or apply them shall be determined by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the denture.
(b) The dentist shall inform the patient that the markings are to be used for identification only and that the patient shall have the option to decide whether or not the dentures shall be marked.
(c) The dentist shall retain the records of those marked dentures and shall not release the records to any person except to enforcement officers, in the event of an emergency requiring personal identification by means of dental records, or to anyone authorized by the patient.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 182, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1715.

1715. Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter, unless specifically excepted, expire at 12 midnight on the legal birth date of a licentiate of the board during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.
The board shall establish procedures for the administration of the birth date renewal program, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a pro rata formula for the payment of fees by licentiates affected by the implementation of such program and the establishment of a system of staggered license expiration dates such that a relatively equal number of licenses expire annually.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1189.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1715.1.

1715.1. The provisions of Sections 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1718.1, 1718.2, and 1718.3 shall also apply to and govern the expiration, renewal, restoration, reinstatement, and reissuance of permission to conduct an additional place of practice.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1270.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1715.5.

1715.5. (a) A licensee shall, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal, report the completion of any advanced educational program accredited by the Committee on Dental Accreditation in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association.
(b) The licensee shall also report, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal, the practice or employment status of the licensee, designated as one of the following:
(1) Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice of 32 hours per week or more in California. This reporting requirement shall also apply to a dental auxiliary licensee.
(2) Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice outside of California.
(3) Part-time practice or employment in a dental practice for less than 32 hours per week in California.
(4) Dental administrative employment that does not include direct patient care, as may further be defined by the board.
(5) Retired.
(6) Other practice or employment status, as may be further defined by the board.
(c) Information collected pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be posted on the Internet Web site of the board.
(d) (1) A licensee may report, in his or her application for renewal, and the board shall collect, information regarding the licensee’s cultural background and foreign language proficiency.
(2) Information collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be aggregated on an annual basis, based on categories utilized by the board in the collection of the data, into both statewide totals and ZIP Code of primary practice or employment location totals.
(3) Aggregated information under this subdivision shall be compiled annually, and reported on the Internet Web site of the board on or before July 1 of each year.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 3. (SB 1575) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1716.

1716. Nothing contained in this chapter shall exempt from the payment of the renewal fee any person authorized to practice dentistry in the State of California, and every person practicing dentistry in this State shall pay the renewal fee irrespective of the time when he was licensed or first had the right to lawfully practice dentistry in this State or elsewhere.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 364.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1716.1.

1716.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1716, the board may, by regulation, reduce the renewal fee for a licensee who has practiced dentistry for 20 years or more in this state, has reached the age of retirement under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.), and customarily provides his or her services free of charge to any person, organization, or agency. In the event that charges are made, these charges shall be nominal. In no event shall the aggregate of these charges in any single calendar year be in an amount that would render the licensee ineligible for full social security benefits. The board shall not reduce the renewal fee under this section to an amount less than one-half of the regular renewal fee.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 1716, any licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to practice dentistry due to a disability, may request a waiver of 50 percent of the renewal fee. The granting of a waiver shall be at the discretion of the board, and the board may terminate the waiver at any time. A licensee to whom the board has granted a waiver pursuant to this subdivision shall not engage in the practice of dentistry unless and until the licensee pays the current renewal fee in full and establishes to the satisfaction of the board, on a form prescribed by the board and signed under penalty of perjury, that the licensee’s disability either no longer exists or no longer affects his or her ability to safely practice dentistry.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 728, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1717.

1717. To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, before the time at which the license would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter. The receipt of the executive officer shall be indispensable evidence that payment has been made.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 12. Effective March 21, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1718.

1718. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued renewal and delinquency fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 1715 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 607, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1718.1.

1718.1. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 364.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1718.2.

1718.2. A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 364.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1718.3.

1718.3. (a) A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a new license if the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists which would justify denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2) The licenseholder pays all of the fees that would be required if the licenseholder were then applying for the license for the first time and all renewal and delinquency fees that have accrued since the date on which the licenseholder last renewed the license.
(3) The licenseholder takes and passes the examination, if any, that would be required if the licenseholder were then applying for the license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that with due regard for the public interest, the licenseholder is qualified to practice the profession or activity in which the licenseholder again seeks to be licensed.
(4) The licenseholder applies for licensure, as a new applicant, through one of the available licensing pathways under this division and meets all the requirements for licensure outlined therein.
(b) The board may impose conditions on any license issued pursuant to this section, as it deems necessary.
(c) The board may by regulation provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the examination fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 45. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1719.

1719. Upon collection by the proper officer of the court, 75 percent of the fines or forfeitures of bail in any case in which any person is charged with a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the executive officer of the board and the balance, or 25 percent of the fines or forfeitures of bail, shall be paid to the county where the action is tried.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 13. Effective March 21, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1720.

1720. The executive officer shall on or before the 10th day of each month pay to the State Treasury and report to the Controller all fines, penalties, and forfeitures received for violations of this chapter, together with all examination, renewal, and license fees received by him or her prior to the date of the report and payment.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 14. Effective March 21, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1721.

1721. Except as provided in Sections 1944 and 1945, all funds received by the Treasurer under the authority of this chapter shall be placed in the State Dentistry Fund. Expenditure of those funds shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Subject to that appropriation, and except as provided in Sections 1944 and 1945, all disbursements by the board made in the transaction of its business and in the enforcement of this chapter shall be paid out of the fund upon claims against the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 46. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1721.5.

1721.5. All funds received by the Treasurer pursuant to Section 1725 shall be placed in the State Dentistry Fund for the purposes of administering this chapter as it relates to dental assistants, registered dental assistants, registered dental assistants in extended functions, dental sedation assistant permitholders, and orthodontic assistant permitholders. Expenditure of these funds shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 47. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1722.

1722. The amount of seven hundred dollars ($700) of the fund shall constitute a revolving fund and may be drawn upon the warrant of the president and secretary of the board without being audited in the usual manner, in cases of emergency or where cash advances are necessary. However, after the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700) has been so expended, no further warrant shall be drawn on the revolving fund until expenditures previously made from it shall be substantiated by vouchers and itemized statements and audited. All expenditures from the revolving fund shall, at the end of each fiscal year, or at any other time when demand therefor is made by the Director of Finance or by the State Controller, be so substantiated and audited unless previously done.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 320, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1723.

1723. All fines, penalties, and forfeitures, including the examination fee, imposed or collected by the board under any provision of this chapter shall be paid to the executive officer.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 47, Sec. 15. Effective March 21, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1724.5.

1724.5. The amount of fees payable in connection with permits issued under Section 1701.5 is as follows:
(a) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee for the applicant’s license to practice dentistry in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued, except that, if the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is issued.
(b) The renewal and delinquency fees shall be fixed by the board at not more than the then current amount of the renewal fee for a license to practice dentistry nor less than five dollars ($5).
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 515, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 6 - Fees › Section 1725.

1725. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter that relate to the licensing and permitting of dental assistants shall be established by regulation and subject to the following limitations:
(a) The application fee for an original license shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
(b) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental assistant shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
(c) The fee for application and for the issuance of an orthodontic assistant permit or a dental sedation assistant permit shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
(d) The fee for the written examination for an orthodontic assistant permit or a dental sedation assistant permit shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
(e) The fee for the Registered Dental Assistant Combined Written and Law and Ethics Examination for a registered dental assistant shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
(f) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental assistant in extended functions shall not exceed the actual cost of the examination.
(g) The biennial renewal fee for a registered dental assistant license, registered dental assistant in extended functions license, dental sedation assistant permit, or orthodontic assistant permit shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
(h) The delinquency fee shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee for the license or permit in effect on the date of the renewal of the license or permit.
(i) The fee for issuance of a duplicate registration, license, permit, or certificate to replace one that is lost or destroyed, or in the event of a name change, shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(j) The fee for each curriculum review and site evaluation for educational programs for registered dental assistants that are not accredited by a board-approved agency, or the Chancellor’s office of the California Community Colleges shall not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).
(k) The fee for review of each approval application or reevaluation for a course that is not accredited by a board-approved agency or the Chancellor’s office of the California Community Colleges shall not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(l) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the State Dentistry Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 48. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1740.

1740. It is the intention of the Legislature by enactment of this article to permit the full utilization of dental assistants in order to meet the dental care needs of all the state’s citizens. The Legislature further intends that the classifications of dental assistants established pursuant to this article permit the continual advancement of persons to successively higher levels of licensure with additional education and training. The Legislature further intends that the Dental Board of California, in implementing this article, give specific consideration to the recommendations of the Dental Assisting Council, established pursuant to Section 1742.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 49. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1741.

1741. As used in this article:
(a) “Board” means the Dental Board of California.
(b) “Direct supervision” means supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist, who must be physically present in the treatment facility during the performance of those procedures.
(c) “General supervision” means supervision of dental procedures based on instructions given by a licensed dentist but not requiring the physical presence of the supervising dentist during the performance of those procedures.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1743.

1743. (a) The board shall have the following duties and authority related to applications:
(1) Shall review and evaluate all applications for licensure in all dental assisting categories to ascertain whether a candidate meets the appropriate licensing requirements specified by statute and board regulations.
(2) Shall maintain application records, cashier application fees, and perform any other ministerial tasks as are incidental to the application process.
(3) May delegate any or all of the functions in this subdivision to its staff.
(4) Shall issue dental assistant licenses in all cases, except where there is a question as to a licensing requirement.
(b) The board shall develop or cause to be developed and administer examinations. The board shall set pass points for all dental assisting licensing examinations.
(c) The board shall be responsible for all aspects of the license renewal process, which shall be accomplished in accordance with this chapter and board regulations. The board may delegate any or all of its functions under this subdivision to its staff.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 31, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2009. Operative July 1, 2009, by Sec. 55 of Ch. 31.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1747.

1747. The procedure on all matters relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses granted under this article shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 872.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1749.1.

1749.1. In addition to any other examination required by this article, the board may require applicants for licensure under this article to successfully complete the Registered Dental Assistant Combined Written and Law and Ethics Examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 51. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1750.

1750. (a) A dental assistant is an individual who, without a license, may perform basic supportive dental procedures, as authorized by Section 1750.1 and by regulations adopted by the board, under the supervision of a licensed dentist. “Basic supportive dental procedures” are those procedures that have technically elementary characteristics, are completely reversible, and are unlikely to precipitate potentially hazardous conditions for the patient being treated.
(b) The supervising licensed dentist shall be responsible for determining the competency of the dental assistant to perform the basic supportive dental procedures, as authorized by Section 1750.1.
(c) The employer of a dental assistant shall be responsible for ensuring that the dental assistant who has been in continuous employment for 120 days or more, has already successfully completed, or successfully completes, all of the following within a year of the date of employment:
(1) A board-approved two-hour course in the Dental Practice Act.
(2) A board-approved eight-hour course in infection control.
(3) A course in basic life support offered by an instructor approved by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, or any other course approved by the board as equivalent and that provides the student the opportunity to engage in hands-on simulated clinical scenarios.
(d) The employer of a dental assistant shall be responsible for ensuring that the dental assistant maintains certification in basic life support.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2010.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 16. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1750.2.

1750.2. (a) The board may issue an orthodontic assistant permit to a person who files a completed application including a fee and provides evidence, satisfactory to the board, of all of the following eligibility requirements:
(1) Current, active, and valid licensure as a registered dental assistant or completion of at least 12 months of verifiable work experience as a dental assistant.
(2) Successful completion of a two-hour board-approved course in the Dental Practice Act and an eight-hour board-approved course in infection control.
(3) Successful completion of a course in basic life support offered by an instructor approved by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, or any other course approved by the board as equivalent.
(4) Successful completion of a board-approved orthodontic assistant course, which may commence after the completion of six months of work experience as a dental assistant.
(5) Passage of a written examination administered by the board after completion of all of the other requirements of this subdivision. The written examination shall encompass the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to competently perform the duties specified in Section 1750.3.
(b) A person who holds an orthodontic assistant permit pursuant to this section shall be subject to the same continuing education requirements for registered dental assistants as established by the board pursuant to Section 1645 and the renewal requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 1715).
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 17. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1750.3.

1750.3. A person holding an orthodontic assistant permit pursuant to Section 1750.2 may perform the following duties under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist:
(a) All duties that a dental assistant is allowed to perform.
(b) Prepare teeth for bonding, and select, preposition, and cure orthodontic brackets after their position has been approved by the supervising licensed dentist.
(c) Remove only orthodontic brackets and attachments with removal of the bonding material by the supervising licensed dentist.
(d) Size, fit, and cement orthodontic bands.
(e) Remove orthodontic bands and remove excess cement from supragingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument.
(f) Place and ligate archwires.
(g) Remove excess cement with an ultrasonic scaler from supragingival surfaces of teeth undergoing orthodontic treatment.
(h) Any additional duties that the board may prescribe by regulation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1750.4.

1750.4. (a) The board may issue a dental sedation assistant permit to a person who files a completed application including a fee and provides evidence, satisfactory to the board, of all of the following eligibility requirements:
(1) Current, active, and valid licensure as a registered dental assistant or completion of at least 12 months of verifiable work experience as a dental assistant.
(2) Successful completion of a two-hour board-approved course in the Dental Practice Act and an eight-hour board-approved course in infection control.
(3) Successful completion of a course in basic life support offered by an instructor approved by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, or any other course approved by the board as equivalent.
(4) Successful completion of a board-approved dental sedation assistant course, which may commence after the completion of six months of work experience as a dental assistant.
(5) Passage of a written examination administered by the board after completion of all of the other requirements of this subdivision. The written examination shall encompass the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to competently perform the duties specified in Section 1750.5.
(b) A person who holds a permit pursuant to this section shall be subject to the continuing education requirements established by the board pursuant to Section 1645 and the renewal requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 1715).
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 18. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1750.5.

1750.5. (a) A person holding a dental sedation assistant permit pursuant to Section 1750.4 may perform the following duties under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist or other licensed health care professional authorized to administer moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia in the dental office:
(1) All duties that a dental assistant is allowed to perform.
(2) Monitor patients undergoing moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia utilizing data from noninvasive instrumentation such as pulse oximeters, electrocardiograms, capnography, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rate monitoring devices. Evaluation of the condition of a sedated patient shall remain the responsibility of the dentist or other licensed health care professional authorized to administer moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia, who shall be at the patient’s chairside while moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia is being administered.
(3) Drug identification and draw, limited to identification of appropriate medications, ampule and vial preparation, and withdrawing drugs of correct amount as verified by the supervising licensed dentist.
(4) Add drugs, medications, and fluids to intravenous lines using a syringe, provided that a supervising licensed dentist is present at the patient’s chairside, limited to determining patency of intravenous line, selection of injection port, syringe insertion into injection port, occlusion of intravenous line and blood aspiration, line release, and injection of drugs for appropriate time interval. The exception to this duty is that the initial dose of a drug or medication shall be administered by the supervising licensed dentist.
(5) Removal of intravenous lines.
(6) Any additional duties that the board may prescribe by regulation.
(7) The duties listed in paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive, may not be performed in any setting other than a dental office or dental clinic.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 929, Sec. 15. (SB 501) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1751.

1751. At least once every seven years, the board shall review the allowable duties for dental assistants, registered dental assistants, registered dental assistants in extended functions, dental sedation assistant permitholders, and orthodontic assistant permitholders, the supervision level for these categories, and the settings under which these duties may be performed, and shall update the regulations as necessary to keep them current with the state of the dental practice.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 19. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1752.4.

1752.4. (a) A registered dental assistant may perform all of the following duties:
(1) All duties that a dental assistant is allowed to perform.
(2) Mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
(3) Apply and activate bleaching agents using a nonlaser light-curing device.
(4) Use of automated caries detection devices and materials to gather information for diagnosis by the dentist.
(5) Obtain intraoral images for computer-aided design (CAD), milled restorations.
(6) Pulp vitality testing and recording of findings.
(7) Place bases, liners, and bonding agents.
(8) Chemically prepare teeth for bonding.
(9) Place, adjust, and finish direct provisional restorations.
(10) Fabricate, adjust, cement, and remove indirect provisional restorations, including stainless steel crowns when used as a provisional restoration.
(11) Place post-extraction dressings after inspection of the surgical site by the supervising licensed dentist.
(12) Place periodontal dressings.
(13) Dry endodontically treated canals using absorbent paper points.
(14) Adjust dentures extra-orally.
(15) Remove excess cement from surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument.
(16) Polish coronal surfaces of the teeth.
(17) Place ligature ties and archwires.
(18) Remove orthodontic bands.
(19) All duties that the board may prescribe by regulation.
(b) A registered dental assistant may only perform the following additional duties if he or she has completed a board-approved registered dental assistant educational program in those duties, or if he or she has provided evidence, satisfactory to the board, of having completed a board-approved course in those duties.
(1) Remove excess cement with an ultrasonic scaler from supragingival surfaces of teeth undergoing orthodontic treatment.
(2) The allowable duties of an orthodontic assistant permitholder as specified in Section 1750.3. A registered dental assistant shall not be required to complete further instruction in the duties of placing ligature ties and archwires, removing orthodontic bands, and removing excess cement from tooth surfaces with a hand instrument.
(3) The allowable duties of a dental sedation assistant permitholder as specified in Section 1750.5.
(4) The application of pit and fissure sealants.
(c) Except as provided in Section 1777, the supervising licensed dentist shall be responsible for determining whether each authorized procedure performed by a registered dental assistant should be performed under general or direct supervision.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2010.
(Repealed (in Sec. 32) and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2009. Section operative January 1, 2010, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1752.6.

1752.6. A registered dental assistant licensed on and after January 1, 2010, shall provide evidence of successful completion of a board-approved course in the application of pit and fissure sealants prior to the first expiration of his or her license that requires the completion of continuing education as a condition of renewal. The license of a registered dental assistant who does not provide evidence of successful completion of that course shall not be renewed until evidence of course completion is provided.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1753.

1753. (a) On and after January 1, 2010, the board may license as a registered dental assistant in extended functions a person who submits written evidence, satisfactory to the board, of all of the following eligibility requirements:
(1) Current licensure as a registered dental assistant or completion of the requirements for licensure as a registered dental assistant.
(2) Successful completion of a board-approved course in the application of pit and fissure sealants.
(3) Successful completion of either of the following:
(A) An extended functions postsecondary program approved by the board in all of the procedures specified in Section 1753.5.
(B) An extended functions postsecondary program approved by the board to teach the duties that registered dental assistants in extended functions were allowed to perform pursuant to board regulations prior to January 1, 2010, and a course approved by the board in the procedures specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (7) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 1753.5.
(4) Passage of a written examination administered by the board. The board shall designate whether the written examination shall be administered by the board or by the board-approved extended functions program.
(b) A registered dental assistant in extended functions may apply for an orthodontic assistant permit or a dental sedation assistant permit, or both, by providing written evidence of the following:
(1) Successful completion of a board-approved orthodontic assistant or dental sedation assistant course, as applicable.
(2) Passage of a written examination administered by the board that shall encompass the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to competently perform the duties of the particular permit.
(c) A registered dental assistant in extended functions with permits in either orthodontic assisting or dental sedation assisting shall be referred to as an “RDAEF with orthodontic assistant permit,” or “RDAEF with dental sedation assistant permit,” as applicable. These terms shall be used for reference purposes only and do not create additional categories of licensure.
(d) Completion of the continuing education requirements established by the board pursuant to Section 1645 by a registered dental assistant in extended functions who also holds a permit as an orthodontic assistant or dental sedation assistant shall fulfill the continuing education requirement for such permit or permits.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 367, Sec. 6. (SB 607) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1753.5.

1753.5. (a) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform all duties and procedures that a registered dental assistant is authorized to perform as specified in and limited by Section 1752.4, and those duties that the board may prescribe by regulation.
(b) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform the following additional procedures under direct supervision and pursuant to the order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed dentist:
(1) Conduct preliminary evaluation of the patient’s oral health, including, but not limited to, charting, intraoral and extra-oral evaluation of soft tissue, classifying occlusion, and myofunctional evaluation.
(2) Perform oral health assessments in school-based, community health project settings under the direction of a dentist, registered dental hygienist, or registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.
(3) Cord retraction of gingiva for impression procedures.
(4) Size and fit endodontic master points and accessory points.
(5) Cement endodontic master points and accessory points.
(6) Take final impressions for permanent indirect restorations.
(7) Take final impressions for tooth-borne removable prosthesis.
(8) Polish and contour existing amalgam restorations.
(9) Place, contour, finish, and adjust all direct restorations.
(10) Adjust and cement permanent indirect restorations.
(11) Other procedures authorized by regulations adopted by the board.
(c) All procedures required to be performed under direct supervision shall be checked and approved by the supervising licensed dentist prior to the patient’s dismissal from the office.
(Added by renumbering Section 1753.1 by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1753.6.

1753.6. (a) Each person who holds a license as a registered dental assistant in extended functions on the operative date of this section may only perform those procedures that a registered dental assistant is allowed to perform as specified in and limited by Section 1752.4, and the procedures specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, until the person provides evidence of having completed a board-approved course in the additional procedures specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (7) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 1753.5:
(1) Cord retraction of gingiva for impression procedures.
(2) Take final impressions for permanent indirect restorations.
(3) Formulate indirect patterns for endodontic post and core castings.
(4) Fit trial endodontic filling points.
(5) Apply pit and fissure sealants.
(6) Remove excess cement from subgingival tooth surfaces with a hand instrument.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2010.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 367, Sec. 9. (SB 607) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1753.7.

1753.7. A licensed dentist may simultaneously utilize in his or her practice no more than three registered dental assistants in extended functions or registered dental hygienists in extended functions licensed pursuant to Section 1753 or 1918.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 20. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1765.

1765. No person other than a licensed dental hygienist or a licensed dentist may engage in the practice of dental hygiene or perform dental hygiene procedures on patients, including, but not limited to, supragingival and subgingival scaling, dental hygiene assessment, and treatment planning, except for the following persons:
(a) A student enrolled in a dental or a dental hygiene school who is performing procedures as part of the regular curriculum of that program under the supervision of the faculty of that program.
(b) A dental assistant, registered dental assistant, or registered dental assistant in extended functions acting in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) A registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions licensed in another jurisdiction performing a clinical demonstration for educational purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1767.

1767. The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 31, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2009. Operative July 1, 2009, by Sec. 55 of Ch. 31.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1771.

1771. Any person, other than a person who has been issued a license or permit by the board, who holds himself or herself out as a registered dental assistant, orthodontic assistant permitholder, dental sedation assistant permitholder, or registered dental assistant in extended functions, or uses any other term indicating or implying he or she is licensed or permitted by the board as such, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1773.

1773. The provisions of Sections 1715, 1718, 1718.1, 1718.2, and 1718.3 shall govern the renewal, restoration, reinstatement, and reissuance of licenses issued under this article.
The license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 1715 that next occurs after its issuance, when it shall expire if not renewed.
(Added by renumbering Section 1766 by Stats. 2002, Ch. 810, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 7 - Dental Auxiliaries › Section 1777.

1777. While employed by or practicing in a primary care clinic or specialty clinic licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, in a primary care clinic exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, or a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains the primary contract with a county government to fill the county’s role under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the following shall apply:
(a) A dental assistant, registered dental assistant, or registered dental assistant in extended functions may perform any extraoral duty under the direct supervision of a registered dental hygienist or registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.
(b) A registered dental assistant or a registered dental assistant in extended functions may perform the following procedures under the direct supervision of a registered dental hygienist or a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1763:
(1) Coronal polishing.
(2) Application of topical fluoride.
(3) Application of sealants, after providing evidence to the board of having completed a board-approved course in that procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 499, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 8 - Dental Corporations › Section 1800.

1800. A dental corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Sections 13401 and 13401.5 of the Corporations Code, if that corporation, its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services who are dentists, physicians and surgeons, dental assistants, registered dental assistants, registered dental assistants in extended functions, registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in extended functions, or registered dental hygienists in alternative practice are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this article, and other statutes, rules, and regulations applicable to a dental corporation and the conduct of its affairs. Subject to all applicable statutes, rules, and regulations, a dental corporation is entitled to practice dentistry. With respect to a dental corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the Dental Board of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 549, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS › CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry › ARTICLE 8 - Dental Corporations › Section 1804.

1804. Notwithstanding subdivision (i) of Section 1680 and subdivision (g) of Section 1701, the name of a dental corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders and shall include the words “dental corporation” or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence, unless otherwise authorized by a valid permit issued pursuant to Section 1701.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 477.)