Title BPC — California Bus. & Prof. Code

An oral conscious sedation for minor patients permitholder who has a permit that was issued before January 1, 2022, that authorized the permitholder to administer or order the administration of oral conscious sedation for minor patients under prior Article 2.85 (commencing with S…

A moderate sedation permit shall expire on the date specified in Section 1715 that next occurs after its issuance, unless it is renewed as provided in this article.

A permittee shall be required to complete 15 hours of approved courses of study related to moderate sedation as a condition of renewal of a permit. Those courses of study shall be credited toward the total continuing education required by the board pursuant to Section 1645.

(a) A physical evaluation and medical history shall be taken before the administration of moderate sedation. (b) Records of the physical evaluation, medical history, and moderate sedation procedures used shall be maintained as required by board regulations.

(a) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a permit to administer moderate sedation, the board may, at its discretion, require an onsite inspection and evaluation of the licensee and the facility, equipment, personnel, and procedures utilized by the licensee. The permit of any denti…

(a) The application fee for a permit or renewal under this article shall not exceed the amount prescribed in Section 1724. (b) The fee for an onsite inspection shall not exceed the amount prescribed in Section 1724. (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board hire suff…

A violation of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for the revocation or suspension of the dentist’s permit or license, or both. The board shall issue probationary terms only for violations that do not result in bodily harm. The proceedings under this s…

(a) The Dental Board of California shall develop and distribute a fact sheet describing and comparing the risks and efficacy of the various types of dental restorative materials that may be used to repair a dental patient’s oral condition or defect. The fact sheet shall include: …

The fact sheet set forth by Section 1648.10 shall be provided by a dentist to every new patient and to patients of record prior to the performance of dental restoration work. The dentist needs to provide the fact sheet to each patient only once pursuant to the previous requiremen…

(a) This article shall not apply to any surgical, endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic dental procedure in which dental restorative materials are not used. (b) For purposes of this article, “dental restorative materials” means any structure or device placed into a patient’s mo…

Every person who is now or hereafter licensed to practice dentistry in this state shall register on forms prescribed by the board, his or her place of practice with the executive officer of the Dental Board of California, or, if he or she has more than one place of practice, all …

(a) Every applicant and licensee who has an electronic mail address shall report to the board that electronic mail address no later than July 1, 2016. The electronic mail address shall be considered confidential and not subject to public disclosure. (b) The board shall annually s…

Any dentist who removes his place of practice shall register each change made by him within one month after making said change. In the event any licensed dentist fails to notify the board of any change in the address of his place of practice within the time prescribed by this sec…

The secretary shall issue a certificate of registration for each licentiate hereunder and for each office registered by such licentiate. The license and certificate may be offered as primary evidence in all courts of the facts therein stated.

Any licensed person who shall change his or her name according to law shall, within 10 days after that change, reregister with the executive officer of the board and the executive officer shall make a marginal note of the former name of the licentiate.

Any failure on the part of any person holding such license to register it as directed for a period of six months after its issuance shall ipso facto work a forfeiture of his license, and it shall not be restored except upon the written application and payment to the board of the …

On and after January 1, 1985, every dentist licensed to practice dentistry in the state and any person working in a dentist’s office who operates dental radiographic equipment shall meet at least one of the following requirements: (a) Pass a course, approved by the board, in radi…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Mobile dental unit” means a self-contained facility, which may include a trailer or van, in which dentistry is practiced that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another. (2) “P…

(a) (1) When a licensee desires to have more than one place of practice, the licensee shall, prior to the opening of the additional office, apply to the board, pay the fee required by this chapter, and receive permission in writing from the board to have the additional place of p…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a licensed dentist from maintaining more than one dental office in this state if all of the following conditions are met: (a) In addition to any existing legal responsibility or liability, a dentist maintaining more than one …

(a) “Additional place of practice,” as used in this article, means any place of practice that increases the number of places of practice of the applicant, and includes an additional office that the applicant proposes to originally establish, either individually or in association …

Nothing in this article shall limit or authorize the board to limit the number of additional places of practice authorized by the board, which are in operation on October 1, 1961, and which conform to the provisions of this article, nor prevent or limit a licensee from acquiring …

The transfer after October 1, 1961, of any additional office from one licentiate to another, other than as authorized by this article, shall terminate the privilege of operating such additional office.

The transfer of the location of one additional office to a new location within the same county shall not be considered the establishment of a new additional office.

Failure to comply with the provisions of this article relating to the operation of additional offices shall be a ground for the suspension or revocation of the permission granted by the board to operate such additional office.

The board shall have the power to carry out the provisions of this article by uniform rules and regulations.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a licensed dentist may operate a mobile dental unit provided by his or her property and casualty insurer as a temporary substitute site for the practice registered by him or her pursuant to Section 1650, if both of the followin…

Any licentiate may have his license revoked or suspended or be reprimanded or be placed on probation by the board for unprofessional conduct, or incompetence, or gross negligence, or repeated acts of negligence in his or her profession, or for the issuance of a license by mistake…

(a) Any licentiate under this chapter may have his or her license revoked or suspended or be reprimanded or be placed on probation by the board for conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a dentist or dental assistant licensed un…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any proceeding initiated by the board against a licensee for the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be filed within three years after the board discovers the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary act…

The board may discipline a licentiate by placing him or her on probation under various terms and conditions, which may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Requiring the licentiate to obtain additional training or pass an examination upon completion of training, or…

(a) When the board disciplines a licensee by placing him or her on probation, the board may, in addition to the terms and conditions described in Section 1671, require the licensee to pay the monetary costs associated with monitoring the licensee’s probation. (b) The board shall …

(a) On and after July 1, 2020, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide to a patient or the patient’s guardian or health care surrogate a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the pro…

Upon the revocation of any license, the fact shall be noted upon the records of the board and the license shall be marked as canceled upon the date of its revocation.

Unprofessional conduct by a person licensed under this chapter is defined as, but is not limited to, any one of the following: (a) The obtaining of any fee by fraud or misrepresentation. (b) The employment directly or indirectly of any student or suspended or unlicensed dentist t…

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Obtain or possess in violation of law, or except as directed by a licensed physi…

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for: (a) Any dentist performing dental procedures to have more than one patient undergoing moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia on an outpatient basis…

(a) Every dentist, dental health professional, or other licensed health professional who performs a service on a patient in a dental office shall identify himself or herself in the patient record by signing his or her name, or an identification number and initials, next to the se…

(a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity that provides dental services through telehealth shall make available the name, telephone number, practice address, and California state license number of any dentist who will be involved in the provision of services t…

A provider of dental services shall not require a patient to sign an agreement that limits the patient’s ability to file a complaint with the board.

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to perform, or hold himself or herself out as able to perform, professional services beyond the scope of his or her license and …

(a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to comply with a request for the dental records of a patient, that is accompanied by written authorization of the patient or the patient’s representative, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 123105 of the Health and Safety Code, for re…

(a) In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for any dentist to perform or allow to be performed any treatment on a patient who is not a patient of record of that dentist. A dentist may, however, after conducti…

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to require, either directly or through an office policy, or knowingly permit the delivery of dental care that discourages necess…

A person whose license, certificate, or permit has been revoked or suspended, who has been placed on probation, or whose license, certificate, or permit was surrendered pursuant to a stipulated settlement as a condition to avoid a disciplinary administrative hearing, may petition…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with regard to an individual who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code, or the equivalent in another state or territory, under military law, or under federal law, the board shall be subj…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Dental Board of California seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate licentiates whose competency may be impaired due to abuse of dangerous drugs or alcohol, so that licentiates so afflicted may be treated and returned to the pr…

As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the Dental Board of California. (b) “Committee” means a diversion evaluation committee created by this article. (c) “Program manager” means the staff manager of the diversion program, as designated by the executive officer of the board. …

One or more diversion evaluation committees is hereby created in the state to be established by the board. The board shall establish criteria for the selection of the committee. No board member shall serve on any committee.

Each member of a committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.