AB 880, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Dentistry.
The Dental Practice Act provides for the licensure and regulation of persons engaged in the practice of dentistry by the Dental Board of California. The act defines dentistry as the diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or other method, of diseases and lesions and the correction of malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated structures, and provides that a person practices dentistry if that person performs various specified acts.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 1625 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
Dentistry is the diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or
4other method, of diseases and lesions and the correction of
5malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or
6associated structuresbegin delete; and suchend deletebegin insert. Thatend insert diagnosis or treatment may
7include all necessary related procedures as well as the use of drugs,
P2 1anesthetic agents, and physical evaluation. Without limiting the
2foregoing, a person practices dentistry within the meaning of this
3chapter who doesbegin delete anyend delete one or more of the following:
4(a) By card, circular, pamphlet, newspaperbegin insert,end insert
or in any other way
5advertises himselfbegin insert or herselfend insert or represents himselfbegin insert or herselfend insert to be
6a dentist.
7(b) Performs, or offers to perform, an operation or diagnosis of
8any kind, or treats diseases or lesions of the human teeth, alveolar
9process, gums, jaws, or associated structures, or corrects malposed
10positions thereof.
11(c) In any way indicates that hebegin insert or sheend insert will perform by himself
12begin insert or herselfend insert or hisbegin insert
or herend insert agents or servantsbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert operation upon
13the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated
14structures, or in any way indicates that hebegin insert or sheend insert will construct,
15alter, repair, or sellbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert
aend insert bridge, crown, denture or other prosthetic
16appliance or orthodontic appliance.
17(d) Makes, or offers to make, an examination of, with the intent
18to perform or cause to be performedbegin delete anyend deletebegin insert anend insert operation on the human
19teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated structures.
20(e) Manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor,
21lessor, or otherwise, a place where dental operations are performed.
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