All Roll Calls
Yes: 221 • No: 0
GeorgiaHB 3222025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions
Sponsored By: Katie Dempsey (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Deborah Silcox (Republican), Ron Stephens (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New teaching-only dental license in Georgia
The law creates a teacher or instructor dental license for work at accredited schools and their clinics. You may qualify without a Georgia exam if you hold or held a license elsewhere, have a dean’s recommendation and a job offer, have current CPR, never failed the Georgia exam, and never had a license revoked. Graduates of non-accredited schools must finish defined extra training at an accredited program and get the dean’s certification of DDS/DMD-level skills. You must pass a Georgia law exam in English and complete a fingerprint background check; you pay the check’s fees. This license lets you practice only as part of your school job or its affiliated clinics. The Board sets the license fees and the documents you must submit.
Temporary license for public-health dentists
The Board issues a temporary license, without an exam, so dentists can work in public health and certain state facilities. You must hold a license in another state in good standing and have graduated from an accredited dental college. You can practice only in state or local health departments or in state-operated eleemosynary (charity) or correctional institutions. The Board sets how long the temporary license lasts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Katie Dempsey
Republican • House
Matthew Gambill
Republican • House
Matt Hatchett
Republican • House
Lee Hawkins
Republican • House
Deborah Silcox
Republican • House
Ron Stephens
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Max Burns
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 52 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 169 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Effective Date
7/1/2025House Date Signed by Governor
5/9/2025HouseAct 88
5/9/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Tabled
3/31/2025SenateSenate Taken from Table
3/31/2025SenateSenate Third Read
3/31/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/31/2025SenateSenate Read Second Time
3/25/2025SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/21/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/6/2025SenateHouse Third Readers
3/4/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/4/2025HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/20/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
2/11/2025HouseHouse First Readers
2/10/2025HouseHouse Hopper
2/6/2025House
Bill Text
HB 322/AP* (v6)
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