Dental Practice Act: unprofessional conduct.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Aug 8, 2020
What it does
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. The act specifies unprofessional conduct by a licensee to include, among other things, the failure by a treating dentist, prior to the initial diagnosis and correction of malpositions of human teeth or the initial use of orthodontic appliances, to perform an examination pursuant to that required of a patient of record, including the review of the patient's most recent diagnostic digital or conventional radiographs or other equivalent bone imaging suitable for orthodontia. The act requires new radiographs or other equivalent bone imaging to be…
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
Law (Needs attention)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.