CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 936Introduced by Assembly Member WoodFebruary 14, 2023 An act to amend Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 936, as introduced, Wood. Dentistry: exemptions.Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program.This bill would instead apply the above-described exception to a dental student. The bill would define dental student as a person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board, and would make conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 936Introduced by Assembly Member WoodFebruary 14, 2023 An act to amend Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 936, as introduced, Wood. Dentistry: exemptions.Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program.This bill would instead apply the above-described exception to a dental student. The bill would define dental student as a person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board, and would make conforming changes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 936
Introduced by Assembly Member WoodFebruary 14, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Wood
February 14, 2023
An act to amend Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 936, as introduced, Wood. Dentistry: exemptions.
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program.This bill would instead apply the above-described exception to a dental student. The bill would define dental student as a person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board, and would make conforming changes.
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program.
This bill would instead apply the above-described exception to a dental student. The bill would define dental student as a person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board, and would make conforming changes.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
SECTION 1. Section 1626.6 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:
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1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.
1626.6. (a) (1) In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626, the practice of dentistry by a final year dental student rendered or performed without compensation or expectation of compensation under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment at a sponsored event, is exempt from the operation of this chapter.
(2) The practice of dentistry exempted by paragraph (1) only includes those operations, approved by the board, that are rendered or performed under the same conditions as operations exempt under subdivision (b) of Section 1626.
(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:
(1) Final year Dental student means a student of dentistry in the students final year of completion person who has begun clinical training at a dental school approved by the board. Final year student also includes a dental student enrolled in an advanced dental program.
(2) Licensed dentist means a dentist licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Patient means a dental patient or, in the case of a minor, the patients representative.
(4) Sponsored event means an event, not to exceed 10 calendar days, administered by a sponsoring entity or a local governmental entity, or both, through which health care is provided to the public without compensation, compensation or expectation of compensation.
(5) Sponsoring dental school means a dental school that sanctions student and clinical faculty participation at a sponsored event.
(6) Sponsoring entity means a nonprofit organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a community-based organization.
(c) The volunteer practice of dentistry by students pursuant to this section shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) Each patient shall be sufficiently informed that a dental student may be providing some of the treatment that the patient will be receiving.
(2) Any information provided to the patient to give informed consent shall offer the patient the option to decline to be treated by the student.
(3) The volunteer practice of a student shall be supervised by clinical faculty from the dental school in which the student is enrolled.
(4) Each volunteer student shall wear an identification badge that clearly identifies the student as a dental student. The identification badge shall display the students name, the name of the students dental school, and the name and the telephone number of the Dental Board of California. That information shall be displayed in 14-point font, at minimum.
(5) Supervision ratios and student oversight shall be at least as stringent as the standards set for the procedure being performed by the student and the age of the patient, in accordance with the standards at the sponsoring dental schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.
(6) The student shall perform only those procedures in which the student is credentialed or those procedures the student is permitted to perform in the schools clinical department, laboratory, or dental extension program operated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1626.
(d) The student or the students sponsoring dental school shall ensure liability insurance coverage is obtained that covers all services provided by the student, including diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation.
(e) The sponsoring entity of the sponsored event shall provide the Dental Board of California with a list of the names of the students practicing dentistry exempted by this section at the sponsored event, the name of the school of enrollment of those students, and the name and license number of the supervising licensed dentist.