California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 10 - Dental Board of California › Chapter 3 - Dental Auxiliaries › Article 2 - Educational Programs › Section 1070.1 - Educational Program and Course Definitions and Instructor Ratios

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Article, the following definitions shall
					 apply:
(a) "Clinical instruction"
				  means instruction in which students receive supervised experience in performing
				  procedures in a clinical setting on patients. Clinical procedures shall only be
				  allowed upon successful demonstration and evaluation of laboratory and
				  preclinical skills. There shall be at least one instructor for every six
				  students who are simultaneously engaged in clinical instruction.
(b) "Didactic instruction" means lectures,
				  demonstrations, and other instruction involving theory that may or may not
				  involve active participation by students. The faculty or instructional staff of
				  an educational institution or approved provider may provide didactic
				  instruction via electronic media, home study materials, or live lecture
				  modality.
(c) "Extramural dental
				  facility" means any clinical facility utilized by a Board-approved dental
				  assisting educational program for instruction in dental assisting that exists
				  outside or beyond the walls, boundaries or precincts of the primary location of
				  the Board-approved program and in which dental treatment is rendered.
(d) "Laboratory instruction" means
				  instruction in which students receive supervised experience performing
				  procedures using study models, mannequins, or other simulation methods. There
				  shall be at least one instructor for every 14 students who are simultaneously
				  engaged in instruction.
(e)
				  "Preclinical instruction" means instruction in which students receive
				  supervised experience within the educational facilities performing procedures
				  on simulation devices or patients which are limited to students, faculty, or
				  instructional staff members. There shall be at least one instructor for every
				  six students who are simultaneously engaged in instruction.
(f) "Simulated clinical instruction" means
				  instruction in which students receive supervised experience performing
				  procedures using simulated patient heads mounted in appropriate position and
				  accommodating an articulated typodont in an enclosed intraoral environment, or
				  mounted on a dental chair in a dental operatory. Clinical simulation spaces
				  shall be sufficient to permit one simulation space for each 2 students at any
				  one time.
1.
					 Renumbering of former Section
					 1018 to Section
					 1070.1 filed 7-17-85; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Registered 85, No. 29). For prior history, see
					 Register 85, No. 17.
2. Duplicate order renumbering former Section
					 1018 to Section
					 1070.1 filed 9-27-85; effective
					 upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 85, No. 41).
3. Renumbering of former section
					 1070.1 to section
					 1070.2 and new section
					 1070.1 filed 4-30-2003; operative
					 5-30-2003 (Register 2003, No. 18).
4. Repealer and new section
					 heading, section and NOTE filed 10-12-2011; operative 11-11-2011 (Register
					 2011, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1614,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						1750,
						1750.2,
						1750.4,
						1752.1,
						1752.4,
						1752.6
						and
						1753,
						Business and Professions Code.