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California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.1 - Portfolio Examination: Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Article, the following definitions shall
					 apply:
(a) "Candidate" means a dental
				  student who is taking the examination for the purpose of applying to the Board
				  for licensure.
(b) "Case" means a
				  dental procedure which satisfies the required clinical experiences.
(c) "Clinical experiences" means procedures,
				  performed with or without faculty intervention, that the candidate must
				  complete to the satisfaction of his or her clinical faculty prior to submission
				  of his or her portfolio examination application. Clinical experiences have been
				  determined as a minimum number in order to provide a candidate with sufficient
				  understanding, knowledge, and skill level to reliably demonstrate
				  competency.
(d) "Competency
				  examination" means a candidate's final assessment in a portfolio examination
				  competency, performed without faculty intervention and graded by competency
				  examiners registered with the Board.
(e) "Critical error" means a gross error that
				  is irreversible or may impact the patient's safety and wellbeing.
(f) "Patient management" means the
				  interaction between patient and candidate from initiation to completion of
				  treatment, including any post-treatment complications that may occur.
(g) "Portfolio" means the cumulative
				  documentation of clinical experiences and competency examinations submitted to
				  the Board.
(h) "Portfolio
				  competency examiner" means the dental school faculty examiner. The portfolio
				  competency examiner shall be a faculty member chosen by the school, registered
				  with the Board, and shall be trained and calibrated to conduct and grade the
				  portfolio competency examinations.
(i) "School" means a Board-approved dental
				  school located in California.
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 1033 to new section
					 1032.1 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
2. Repealer of former section
					 1032.1 and renumbering and
					 amendment of former section
					 1032.3 to section
					 1032.1 filed 8-25-99; operative
					 9-24-99 (Register 99, No. 35).
3. Repealer and new section heading
					 and section filed 11-5-2014; operative 11-5-2014 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2014, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.3 - Portfolio Examination: Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (Odtp)

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(a) The portfolio
				  examination shall contain the following documentation of the minimum ODTP
				  clinical experiences and documentation of ODTP portfolio competency
				  examination:
(1) Evidence of successful
				  completion of the ODTP clinical experiences shall be certified by the director
				  of the school's clinical education program on the "Portfolio Examination
				  Certification of Clinical Experience Completion" Form 33A-23P (New 08/13),
				  which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be maintained in the
				  candidate's portfolio.
(2)
				  Documentation providing proof of satisfactory completion of a final assessment
				  in the ODTP competency examination. For purpose of this section, satisfactory
				  proof means the ODTP competency examination has been approved by the designated
				  dental school faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.4 - Portfolio Examination: Direct Restoration

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(a) The portfolio examination shall contain
				  the following documentation of the minimum direct restoration clinical
				  experiences and documentation of the direct restoration portfolio competency
				  examination:
(1) Evidence of successful
				  completion of the direct restoration clinical experiences shall be certified by
				  the director of the school's clinical education program on the "Portfolio
				  Examination Certification of Clinical Experience Completion" Form 33A-23P (New
				  08/13), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be maintained in
				  the candidate's portfolio.
(2)
				  Documentation providing proof of satisfactory completion of a final assessment
				  in the direct restoration competency examination. For purpose of this section,
				  satisfactory proof means the direct restoration competency examination has been
				  approved by the designated dental school faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.5 - Portfolio Examination: Indirect Restoration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The portfolio examination shall contain
				  the following documentation of the minimum indirect restoration clinical
				  experiences and documentation of the indirect restoration portfolio competency
				  examination:
(1) Evidence of successful
				  completion of the indirect restoration clinical experiences shall be certified
				  by the director of the school's clinical education program on the "Portfolio
				  Examination Certification of Clinical Experience Completion" Form 33A-23P (New
				  08/13), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be maintained in
				  the candidate's portfolio.
(2)
				  Documentation providing proof of satisfactory completion of a final assessment
				  in the indirect restoration competency examination. For purpose of this
				  section, satisfactory proof means the indirect restoration competency
				  examination has been approved by the designated dental school
				  faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.6 - Portfolio Examination: Removable Prosthodontics

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(a) The portfolio examination shall contain
				  the following documentation of the minimum removable prosthodontic clinical
				  experiences and documentation of the removable prosthodontic portfolio
				  competency examination:
(1) Evidence of
				  successful completion of the removable prosthodontic clinical experiences shall
				  be certified by the director of the school's clinical education program on the
				  "Portfolio Examination Certification of Clinical Experience Completion" Form
				  33A-23P (New 08/13), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall be
				  maintained in the candidate's portfolio.
(2) Documentation providing proof of
				  satisfactory completion of a final assessment in the removable prosthodontic
				  competency examination. For purpose of this section, satisfactory proof means
				  the removable prosthodontic competency examination has been approved by the
				  designated dental school faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.7 - Portfolio Examination: Endodontics

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(a) The portfolio examination shall contain
				  the following documentation of the minimum endodontic clinical experiences and
				  documentation of the endodontic portfolio competency examination:
(1) Evidence of successful completion of the
				  endodontic clinical experiences shall be certified by the director of the
				  school's clinical education program on the "Portfolio Examination Certification
				  of Clinical Experience Completion" Form 33A-23P (New 08/13), which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference, and shall be maintained in the candidate's
				  portfolio.
(2) Documentation
				  providing proof of satisfactory completion of a final assessment in the
				  endodontic competency examination. For purpose of this section, satisfactory
				  proof means the endodontic competency examination has been approved by the
				  designated dental school faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.8 - Portfolio Examination: Periodontics

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The portfolio examination shall contain
				  the following documentation of the minimum periodontic clinical experiences and
				  documentation of the periodontic portfolio competency examination:
(1) Evidence of successful completion of the
				  periodontic clinical experiences shall be certified by the director of the
				  school's clinical education program on the "Portfolio Examination Certification
				  of Clinical Experience Completion" Form 33A-23P (New 08/13), which is hereby
				  incorporated by reference, and shall be maintained in the candidate's
				  portfolio.
(2) Documentation
				  providing proof of satisfactory completion of a final assessment in the
				  periodontic competency examination. For purpose of this section, satisfactory
				  proof means the periodontic competency examination has been approved by the
				  designated dental school faculty.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.9 - Portfolio Examination: Competency Examiner Qualifications

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(a) Portfolio
				  competency examiners shall meet the following criteria:
(1) An examiner shall be full-time or
				  part-time faculty member of a Board-approved California dental
				  school.
(2) An examiner shall have
				  a minimum of one (1) year of previous experience in administering clinical
				  examinations.
(3) An examiner shall
				  undergo calibration training in the Board's standardized evaluation system
				  through didactic and experiential methods as established in section
				  1032.10. Portfolio competency
				  examiners are required to attend Board-developed standardized calibration
				  training sessions offered at their schools prior to administering a competency
				  examination and annually thereafter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1032.10 - Portfolio Examination: Competency Examiner Training Requirements

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(a) Prospective
				  portfolio competency examiners are required to attend Board-developed
				  standardized calibration training sessions offered at their schools prior to
				  administering a competency examination. Each of the schools will designate
				  faculty who have been approved by the Board to serve as competency examiners
				  and is responsible for administering the Board developed calibration course for
				  said examiners. Examiners may grade any competency examination in which they
				  have completed the required calibration. Each training session shall be
				  presented by designated Portfolio competency examiners at their respective
				  schools and require the prospective examiners to participate in both didactic
				  and hands-on activities.
(b)
				  Didactic Training Component. During didactic training, designated Portfolio
				  competency examiners shall present an overview of the examination and its
				  evaluation (grading) system through lecture, review of examiner training
				  materials, including slide presentations, sample documentation, and sample
				  cases.
(c) Hands-On Component.
				  Training shall include multiple examples of performance that clearly relate to
				  the specific judgments that examiners are expected to provide during the
				  portfolio competency examinations. Hands-on training sessions include an
				  overview of the rating process, clear examples of rating errors, examples of
				  how to mark the grading forms, a series of several sample cases for examiners
				  to hone their skills, and opportunities for training staff to provide feedback
				  to individual examiners.
(d)
				  Calibration of Examiners. The calibration of portfolio competency examiners
				  shall be conducted to maintain common standards as an ongoing process.
				  Portfolio competency examiners shall be provided feedback about their
				  performance and how their scoring varies from their fellow examiners. Portfolio
				  competency examiners whose error rate exceeds psychometrically accepted
				  standards for reliability shall be re-calibrated. A school shall notify the
				  Board if, at any time, it is determined that a competency examiner is unable to
				  meet the Board's calibration standards. If any portfolio competency examiner is
				  unable to be re-calibrated, the Board shall disapprove the portfolio competency
				  examiner from further participation in the portfolio examination
				  process.
1. New
					 section filed 11-5-2014; operative 11-5-2014 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2014, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630,
						1632
						and
						1632.1,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1033 - General Procedures for Law and Ethics Written Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following rules, which are in addition to any other
					 examination rules set forth elsewhere in this chapter, are adopted for the
					 uniform conduct of all written examinations:
(a) The ability of a candidate to read and
				  interpret instructions and examination material is a part of the
				  examination.
(b) A candidate may be
				  dismissed from the entire examination, and a statement of issues may be filed
				  against the candidate, for acts which interfere with the board's objective of
				  evaluating professional competence. Such acts include, but are not limited to,
				  the following:
(1) Allowing another person to
				  take the examination in the place of, and under the identity, of the
				  candidate.
(2) Copying or otherwise
				  obtaining examination answers from other persons during the course of the
				  written examination.
(3) Bringing
				  any notes, textbooks, unauthorized models, or other informative data into an
				  examination room.
(4) Assisting
				  another candidate during the examination process.
(5) Copying, photographing or in any way
				  reproducing or recording examination questions or answers.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1034 - Portfolio Competency Examination Grading

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This section shall apply, in addition to any other
					 examination rules set forth in this Chapter, for the purpose of uniform conduct
					 of the portfolio examination grading.
(a) Each portfolio competency examination
				  shall be graded by two (2) independent portfolio competency examiners and shall
				  use the Board's standardized scoring system as specified in subdivision (f) of
				  this section. There shall be no communication between grading
				  examiners.
(b)
(c) A candidate shall be deemed to have
				  passed the portfolio competency examination if his or her overall scaled score
				  is at least 75 in each of the portfolio competency examinations.
(d) The Board shall notify candidates who
				  have passed or failed the portfolio examination.
(e) Each portfolio competency examination
				  shall be signed by the school portfolio competency examiners who performed the
				  grading.
(f) Competency Examination
				  Scoring: The portfolio competency examiners shall use the following scoring
				  system for each of the competency examinations:
(1) The scoring system used for the ODTP
				  competency examination as specified in Section
				  1032.3(d).
(2) The scoring system used for the direct
				  restoration competency as specified in Section
				  1032.4(d).
(3) The scoring system used for the indirect
				  restoration competency examination as specified in Section
				  1032.5(d).
(4) The scoring system used for the removable
				  prosthodontics competency examination as specified in Section
				  1032.6(d).
(5) The scoring system used for the
				  endodontics competency examination as specified in Section
				  1032.7(d).
(6) The scoring system used for the
				  periodontics competency examination as specified in Section
				  1032.8(d).
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1034.1 - Passing Score of Examination Administered by the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) (Section 1632(c)(2) of the Code)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The board shall accept as a passing score for Western
					 Regional Examining Board examination the passing score as determined by the
					 Western Regional Examining Board.
1. New
					 section filed 3-13-2006 as an emergency; operative 3-13-2006 (Register 2006,
					 No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-11-2006 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 7-12-2006 as an emergency; operative
					 7-12-2006 (Register 2006, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Repealed on 11-10-2006 by
					 operation of Government Code section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2006, No. 46).
4. New section refiled 11-15-2006 as an
					 emergency; operative 11-15-2006 (Register 2006, No. 46). A Certificate of
					 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-15-2007 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate
					 of Compliance as to 11-15-2006 order transmitted to OAL 1-5-2007 and filed
					 2-15-2007 (Register 2007, No. 7).
6. Amendment filed 11-5-2014;
					 operative 11-5-2014 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2014, No. 45).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1614
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						139
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1034.5 - Grading of Examinations. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 4-7-99 as an emergency; operative 4-7-99 (Register 99, No. 15). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-5-99 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. New section refiled 7-26-99 as an emergency; operative
					 7-26-99 (Register 99, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
					 to OAL by 11-23-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law
					 on the following day.
3. Repealed by operation of Government Code
					 section
					 11346.1(g)
					 (Register 2000, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1614,
						1630
						and
						1631,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1035 - Examination Review Procedures; Appeals

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An candidate who has failed an
				  examination shall be provided with notice, upon written request, of those areas
				  in which he/she is deficient.
(b)
				  An unsuccessful candidate who has been informed of the areas of deficiency in
				  his/her performance and who has determined that one or more of the following
				  errors was made during the course of his/her examination and grading may appeal
				  to the board within sixty (60) days following receipt of his/her examination
				  results:
(1) Significant procedural error in
				  the examination process;
(2)
				  Evidence of adverse discrimination;
(3) Evidence of substantial disadvantage to
				  the candidate.
Such appeal shall be made by means of a written letter
					 specifying the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The board shall respond
					 to the appeal in writing and may request a personal appearance by the
					 candidate. The board shall thereafter take such action as it deems
					 appropriate.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1035.1 - Clinical Periodontics Examination. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (a) filed 11-12-96; operative 12-12-96 (Register 96, No.
					 46).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former section
					 1035.1 to new section
					 1032.4 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1035.2 - Clinical Cast Restoration and Amalgam. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (a), (b) and (d) filed 10-15-85; effective thirtieth day
					 thereafter (Register 85, No. 42).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-87;
					 operative 4-27-87 (Register 87, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsection
					 (f) and new subsection (g) filed 7-12-95; operative 8-11-95 (Register 95, No.
					 28).
4. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 8-25-97; operative 9-24-97
					 (Register 97, No. 35).
5. Renumbering and amendment of former
					 section 1035.2 to new section
					 1032.5 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1036 - Remedial Education: Law and Ethics; WREB

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An applicant, who fails to pass the examination after three
					 attempts shall not be eligible for further re-examination until the applicant
					 has successfully completed the required additional education.
(a) The course work shall be taken at a
				  dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a
				  comparable organization approved by the Board, and shall be completed within a
				  period of one year from the date of notification of the applicant's third
				  failure.
(1) The course of study must be
				  didactic, laboratory or a combination of the two. Use of patients is
				  optional.
(2) Instruction must be
				  provided by a faculty member of a dental school approved by the Commission on
				  Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the
				  Board.
(3) Pre-testing and
				  post-testing must be part of the course of study.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1036.01 - Remedial Education: Portfolio Competency Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A candidate, who fails to pass a portfolio competency
					 examination after three attempts, shall not be eligible for further
					 re-examination until the candidate has successfully completed the required
					 additional education as specified in Section
					 1633(b)
					 of the Business and Professions Code.
(a) The course work shall be taken at a
				  dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a
				  comparable organization approved by the Board, and shall be completed within a
				  period of one year from the date of notification of the applicant's third
				  failure.
(1) The course of study must be
				  didactic, laboratory or a combination of the two. Use of patients is
				  optional.
(2) Instruction must be
				  provided by a faculty member of a dental school approved by the Commission on
				  Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the
				  Board.
(3)) Pre-testing and
				  post-testing must be part of the course of study.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1036.1 - Amalgam-Restorative Laboratory. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 10-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
					 42).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1036.2 - Fixed Prosthetics-Restorative Laboratory. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
					 Renumbering of former Section
					 1036(a) to
					 subsection (a) and amendment of subsection (b) filed 10-15-85; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 42).
2. Repealer filed
					 2-13-98; operative 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1036.3 - Removable Prosthetics-Restorative Laboratory. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 of subsection (a) designator and repealer of subsection (b) filed 7-12-95;
					 operative 8-11-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
2. Repealer filed 2-13-98;
					 operative 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630
						and
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1037 - Grading of Examinations. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (b) filed 10-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
					 85, No. 42).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and repealer of
					 subsections (c)(1)-(2) filed 7-12-95; operative 8-11-95 (Register 95, No.
					 28).
3. Renumbering of former section
					 1037 to new section
					 1034 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1614,
						1615,
						1632,
						1633
						and
						1634,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1038 - Examination Review Procedures; Appeals. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 1008 to new section
					 1038 filed 7-12-95; operative
					 8-11-95 (Register 95, No. 28).
2. Renumbering of former section
					 1038 to new section
					 1035 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1630-
						1632,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 3 - Examinations › Section 1039 - Remedial Education. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 3-20-95; operative 4-19-95 (Register 95, No. 12).
2.
					 Renumbering of former section
					 1039 to new section
					 1036 filed 2-13-98; operative
					 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						1632.5,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4 - Graduates of Foreign Dental Schools › Section 1040 - Application and Licensure Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A graduate of a foreign dental school who
				  desires to take the licensure examination shall apply on a form prescribed by
				  the board. Such application shall be accompanied by the required fees,
				  credentials and documentation specified by the board and should be filed with
				  the board not less than 90 days prior to the examination date requested.
				  Applications may be accepted by the board, in its discretion, up to 45 days
				  prior to such examination date.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the
					 board's authority to seek from an applicant such other information pertinent to
					 the background, education and experience of the applicant as may be deemed
					 necessary in order to pass upon the applicant's
					 qualifications.
(b)
				  Credentials. The applicant shall furnish the following documentation
				  satisfactory to the board:
(1) A complete
				  transcript of the academic and clinical dental school record of the applicant.
				  Said transcript shall be accompanied by an affidavit showing to the
				  satisfaction of the board that the applicant is the person named in each
				  transcript he submits, that the transcript is a true recital of the full number
				  of academic years of undergraduate courses required for graduation, that such
				  courses of professional instruction in dentistry were accomplished in a
				  resident course of instruction.
(2)
				  A legible, true copy of the dental diploma or dental degree conferred upon the
				  applicant as evidence of the completion of the courses of dental instruction
				  required for graduation. Such document shall be accompanied by an affidavit
				  showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is the person named
				  in such diploma or degree, that he is the lawful holder, and that it was
				  procured in the regular resident course of instruction and examination without
				  fraud or misrepresentation.
(3) The
				  documentation required in paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof shall be authenticated
				  by either the president, secretary, dean or registrar of the educational
				  institution.
(4) Credentials and
				  documentation required by this section which are submitted in a foreign
				  language shall be accompanied by a certified original translation by a
				  qualified translator.
(5) When,
				  because of circumstances beyond his control, an applicant is unable to furnish
				  any of the documents or authentication or certification required by this
				  section, the board may in its discretion accept other documents which it deems
				  satisfactory to establish the applicant's eligibility.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4 - Graduates of Foreign Dental Schools › Section 1041 - Examination Requirements

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(a)
				  Written Examination. The written examination required by Section
				  1628.2 of the Code shall be that
				  given by the National Board of Dental Examiners. An applicant shall submit to
				  the board evidence of successful completion of said examination. Pursuant to
				  section 1628.2 of the Code, a copy of the
				  applicant's scores on this written examination must have been received at the
				  board's principal office by July 12, 2004. An original of the applicant's
				  scores must be received with the application to take the Restorative Technique
				  examination requested.
(b)
				  Restorative Techniques. Each foreign-trained examinee shall demonstrate his or
				  her skill in restorative techniques in the presence of the board members or
				  examiners appointed for that purpose. Each examinee shall complete to the
				  satisfaction of the board all assigned restorations.
(1) Assignments. The applicant shall be given
				  an assignment to complete in each of the following categories, as described
				  below.
(A) Amalgam. Each applicant shall
				  prepare and restore a Class II amalgam on a tooth and surface assigned at the
				  time of examination.
(B) Cast
				  Restorations. Each applicant shall prepare two artificial teeth from among
				  those provided by the manufacturer of the typodont specified in subsection
				  (b)(2), for single unit cast restorations, or as abutments for a fixed bridge.
				  The preparation assignments for all teeth to be prepared will be given at the
				  start of the examination and will be selected from the following: MOD onlay,
				  3/4 crown, 7/8 crown, full metal crown, full all-porcelain crown, or full
				  porcelain-fused-to-metal crown.
(C)
				  Composite. Each applicant shall prepare and/or restore one or more Class II,
				  III, or IV composite restoration(s) on tooth or teeth and surface(s) assigned
				  at the time of the examination, with the tooth or teeth mounted in a typodont
				  specified in subsection (b)(2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program › Section 1042 - Definitions

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For purposes of this article:
(a) "Board" means the Dental Board of
				  California or any committee of the Board to which it delegates authority to
				  make decisions pertaining to the Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program.
(b) "Code" means the Business and Professions
				  Code.
(c) "Dentally underserved
				  area" means the areas as defined in Section
				  1971(d) of the
				  Code.
(d) "Dentally underserved
				  population," means those populations as defined in Section
				  1971(e) of the
				  Code.
(e) "Educational loan" means
				  an outstanding government or commercial loan obtained by the applicant and used
				  to pay tuition and fees to attend a dental school, including post-graduate
				  training, approved by the Board.
(f) "Employment" means the contractual work
				  relationship between the practice setting and the dentist.
(g) "Full-time status" or "full-time
				  practice" means providing dental services for a minimum of 40 hours per week,
				  for a minimum of 45 weeks per year. The 40 hours per week may not be accrued in
				  less than four days per week. The 40 hours per week may be worked at more than
				  one practice setting (as defined by Section
				  1971(f) of the
				  code). At least 32 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient care
				  at the approved practice setting(s), and up to 8 hours in practice-related
				  activities, e.g., chart review, meetings, etc. Time spent "on-call" cannot be
				  counted toward the 40-hour week.
(h) "Program" means the California Dental
				  Corps Loan Repayment Program described in Article 9.5 of Chapter 4 of Board 2
				  (commencing with Section
				  1970) of the code.
(i) "Recently received a license" means that
				  the dentist was first issued a license to practice dentistry in any state of
				  the United States or in Canada within 10 (ten) years from the date on which the
				  application for loan repayment is filed.
1. New
					 article 4.5 (sections
					 1042-1042.6) and section filed
					 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 1).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1614
						and
						1972,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1971-
						1972,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program › Section 1042.1 - Guidelines for Selection of Applicants

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(a) The Board shall give each applicant who
				  meets one of the threshold criteria listed in Section
				  1972(b)(1) of the
				  code one point for each of those criteria that the applicant meets and one
				  point (or more, as defined) for each of the following criteria that the
				  applicant meets (except that it shall give an applicant two points for speaking
				  a Medi-Cal threshold language and two points for having received significant
				  training in culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery):
(1) Speaks more than one Medi-Cal threshold
				  language, as defined in Section
				  1971(g) of the
				  code (one point for each additional language that is spoken by the population
				  served by the clinic(s) at which the applicant will be providing
				  services).
(2) Has additional
				  experience working in a health field related to dentistry in a dentally
				  underserved area (one point for each year).
(3) Is not participating in any other
				  educational loan repayment program at the time of application.
(4) Is entitled to hold him or herself out as
				  a specialist under Section
				  651(h)(5)(A)(i)
				  of the code because he or she completed a specialty education program approved
				  by the American Dental Association and Commission on Dental Accreditation; is
				  eligible for examination by a national specialty board recognized by the
				  American Dental Association; or is a Diplomate of a national specialty board
				  recognized by the American Dental Association (one point for each
				  specialty).
(5) Completed an
				  extra-mural program or rotation during dental school or postgraduate training
				  in which the applicant provided services to a population that speaks any
				  Medi-Cal threshold language, as defined in Section
				  1971(g) of the
				  code.
(6) Will be providing dental
				  services at multiple practice settings (as defined in Section
				  1971(f) of the
				  code) (one point for each additional setting); or will be providing service at
				  a practice setting that is organized as not-for-profit corporation or a
				  community clinic (as defined in Section
				  1971(f)(1) of the
				  code).
(7) Is willing to
				  participate in the program if he or she is granted either less than he or she
				  requests in repayment, or less than the maximum repayment allowed under the
				  program.
(8) Any other statement or
				  information indicating the applicant's interest in participating in the
				  program, the area that the applicant desires to work, and the population that
				  the applicant desires to serve.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program › Section 1042.2 - Application; Process

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(a) A
				  dentist who desires to participate in the program shall submit an application
				  to the Board on the Dental Loan Repayment Program Application (rev. 1/05),
				  which is incorporated by reference, and which includes all of the following:
(1) Applicant's name, California dental
				  license number, address, telephone numbers, social security number, date of
				  birth, e-mail address (if available), permit number of any permits issued by
				  the Board, and date of issuance of first dental license and issuing
				  body.
(2) Which of the criteria
				  listed in Section
				  1972(b)(1) of the
				  code or in section
				  1042.1 the applicant meets and
				  why, including dates of and institutions where postgraduate training
				  occurred.
(3) The name of each
				  lender from which the applicant obtained an educational loan, together with the
				  most current loan statement(s) that contains the lender's name(s) and mailing
				  address(es), the applicant's name and loan account number(s), the outstanding
				  balance(s) of the loan, the purpose for which the loan(s) was (were) given, and
				  the date on which the loan statement(s) was (were) issued.
(4) Whether the applicant has ever been in
				  default or had a judgment lien against the applicant for any debt, and an
				  explanation for each default or judgment lien.
(5) Whether the applicant is willing to sign,
				  or has signed, a written agreement with the practice setting(s) committing to
				  three years of full-time service in a dentally underserved area.
(6) The name and address of each practice
				  location at which services are to be provided under the program.
(7) A statement authorizing release to the
				  Board of information enumerated in the application and any attachments
				  thereto.
(8) A certification under
				  penalty of perjury, signed and dated by the practice setting's administrative
				  officer, whose name is printed below his/her signature, that the facility has
				  entered into an agreement with the applicant for a minimum of three years; that
				  the applicant can speak a Medi-Cal threshold language effectively in order to
				  provide service; that it will pay the applicant a prevailing wage and not
				  offset any loan repayments by the program against the applicant's salary; and
				  that it is a "practice setting" as defined in Section
				  1971(f) of the
				  code.
(9) A certification under
				  penalty of perjury as to the contents of the application and any attachments,
				  signed and dated by the applicant.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program › Section 1042.3 - Application Processing Times

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(a) Within 15 working days of receipt of an
				  application to participate in the program, the Board shall inform the applicant
				  in writing whether the application is complete and accepted for filing or is
				  deficient and what specific information is required, or whether the application
				  period has closed.
(b) Within 120
				  working days from the date of filing of a complete application, the Board shall
				  inform the applicant in writing of its decision on the application.
1. New
					 section filed 1-6-2005; operative 2-5-2005 (Register 2005, No.
					 1).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						1972,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 2 - Dentists › Article 4.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program › Section 1042.5 - Process and Penalties when Dentist is Unable to Complete Obligation as Agreed upon; Notification

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(a)
				  A dentist participating in the program shall notify the Board in writing within
				  15 working days of any change in the dentist's full-time status including, but
				  not limited to, a decrease in the required number of hours providing dental
				  services, termination, resignation, or a leave of absence in excess of the time
				  permitted in section
				  1042.4(c). Such
				  notice shall be given whether or not the participating dentist returns to
				  qualifying full-time status within 15 working days.
(b) A dentist participating in the program
				  who is unable to complete the required three years of service shall be required
				  to repay to the Dental Board of California an amount equal to the total amount
				  of loan repayment paid by the program. Whenever the Board has evidence of an
				  inability to complete the obligation, the Board shall notify the participating
				  dentist in writing of any amounts to be repaid to the Board, and the date by
				  which the dentist shall make such repayment. A dentist who is unable to
				  complete the required three years of service shall make such repayment of the
				  required amount to the Board within one calendar year after notification by the
				  Board.
(c) The dentist may petition
				  the Board for modification of the amount and/or time for repayment of funds
				  received under the program. The petition shall be in writing, accompanied by
				  those documents necessary to establish the basis for the petition, and shall be
				  filed with the Board not later than 90 days after the date of the notification
				  for repayment by the Board. A petition shall be accepted for filing only if it
				  is based on one or more of the following grounds:
(1) The dentist was terminated without
				  cause.
(2) The dentist was unable
				  to complete the required three years of service due to factors beyond the
				  dentist's control.
(3) Both the
				  practice setting and the dentist have agreed to the termination of the
				  dentist's employment, and the dentist has been unsuccessful in obtaining
				  subsequent qualifying employment within 3 months after termination of
				  employment.