APPENDIX A
California Business & Professions Code Division 2, Chapter 4: Dentistry Sections 1600–1976 Article 1. Administration §§ 1600–1621 Article 2. Admission and Practice §§ 1625–1636.6 Article 2.4. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery §§ 1638–1638.7 Article 2.5. Special Permits §§ 1640–1642 Article 2.6. Continuing Education §§ 1645–1645.1 Article 2.7. Use of General Anesthesia §§ 1646–1646.9 Article 2.8. Use of Conscious Sedation §§ 1647–1647.9 Article 2.85. U se of Oral Conscious Sedation for Pediatric Patients §§ 1647.10–1647.17 Article 2.86. U se of Oral Conscious Sedation for Adult Patients §§ 1647.18–1647.26 Article 2.9. D ental Restorative Materials §§ 1648.10– 1648.20 California Code of Regulations Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations Division 10, Dental Board of California Chapter 1. General Provisions Applicable to All Licensees Article 1. General Provisions §§ 1000–1005 Article 2. G eneral Rules Regarding Fingerprint Requirement §§ 1007–1008 Article 3. Issuance of Substitute Licenses §§ 1012–1013 Article 3.1. Radiation Safety Courses §§ 1014–1014.1 Article 4. Continuing Education §§ 1015–1017.2 Article 4.5. D isciplinary Guidelines and Uniform Standards for Substance-Abusing Licensees §§ 1018– 1018.01 Article 4.6 Unprofessional Conduct § 1018.05 Article 5. C riteria for Evaluating Rehabilitation/ Substantial Relationship §§ 1018.1–1020 Article 5.5. Impaired Licentiates Program §§ 1020.1– 1020.8 Article 6. Fees §§ 1021–1022 Article 7. Citations and Fines §§ 1023–1023.8
Article 3. Registration § 1650 Article 3.5. Additional Offices §§ 1658–1658.8 Article 4. Article 4.7. Diversion Program §§ 1695–1699 Article 5.
S uspension and Revocation of Licenses §§ 1670–1687
Offenses Against This Chapter §§ 1700–1706
Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article 9.
Fees §§ 1715–1725
Dental Assistants §§ 1740–1777 Dental Corporations §§ 1800–1808
Dental Hygienists §§ 1900–1966.6 Article 9.5. C alifornia Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program §§ 1970–1976
Chapter 2. Dentists Article 1.
Dental Schools §§ 1024–1027.1 Application for Licensure §§ 1028–1030 Examinations §§ 1031–1039
Article 2. Article 3. Article 4.
G raduates of Foreign Dental Schools §§ 1040–1041 Article 4.5. C alifornia Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program §§ 1042–1042.6 Article 5. G eneral Anesthesia and (Moderate) Conscious Sedation §§ 1043–1043.8 Article 5.5. Oral Conscious Sedation §§ 1044–1044.5 Article 6. Additional Offices §§ 1045–1049 Article 7. Advertising §§ 1050–1054.3 Article 8. Dental Corporations §§ 1055–1060 Article 9. Miscellaneous §§ 1061–1065 Chapter 3. Dental Auxiliaries Article 1. General Provisions §§ 1067–1069 Article 2. Educational Programs §§ 1070–1075 Article 3. Application for Licensure §§ 1076–1079.3 Article 4. Examinations §§ 1080–1083 Article 5. Duties and Settings §§ 1085–1090.1
APPENDIX B
Table of Permitted Duties of Dental Auxiliaries Dental Assisting Table of Permitted Duties (Rev 10/3/2018, from https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/ pub_permitted_duties.pdf) The following is a table of duties which dental assistants (DAs), orthodontic assistants (OAs), dental sedation assistants (DSAs), registered dental assistants (RDAs), and registered dental assistants in extended functions (RDAEFs) are allowed to perform in California. This table is intended to provide summary information to interested parties. It is not intended to cover all aspects of applicable laws or provide a substitute for reviewing the laws that are cross-referenced subsequently. It is highly recommended that applicants and licensees review the actual text of the laws cited at the link provided subsequently. If a duty is not listed in the sections of law cited below, assistants are NOT allowed to perform the duty . Under each category of assistant is one of the following notations: “D,” “C,” “G,” or “DD.” “D” = The assistant may perform the duty under the Direct supervision of a dentist, which 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. The duty must be performed pursuant to the order, control, and full professional responsibility of the supervising dentist. Such procedures must be checked and approved by the
supervising dentist prior to dismissal of the patient from the office of said dentist. Note : Dental sedation assistant permit holders may also perform the listed duty under a licensed healthcare professional authorized to administer conscious sedation or general anesthesia in the dental office. “C” = The assistant may perform the duty in the specified setting under the supervision of a dentist, registered dental hygienist, or registered dental hygienist in alternative practice. “G” = The assistant can perform the duty under the General supervision of a dentist, which means based on instructions given by a licensed dentist, but not requiring the physical presence of the supervising dentist during the performance of those procedures. “DD” = 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, except as provided in Section 17777. The sections of law noted below are contained in the Dental Practice Act located in Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Code (BPC). For the actual text of the laws, the following link will take you to the page on the Dental Board’s website: https://www.dbc. ca.gov/about_us/lawsregs/laws.shtml
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