California Code
CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry
ARTICLE 9 - Dental Hygienists

Section 1900. - 1900. It is the intent of the Legislature by enactment...

Section 1901. - 1901. (a) There is hereby created in the Department of...

Section 1902. - 1902. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 1902.1. - 1902.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 1902.2. - 1902.2. (a) A licensee shall report, upon initial licensure and...

Section 1902.3. - 1902.3. A registered dental hygienist licensed in another state may...

Section 1903. - 1903. (a) (1) The dental hygiene board shall consist of...

Section 1904. - 1904. The dental hygiene board shall meet at least two...

Section 1905. - 1905. (a) The dental hygiene board shall perform the following...

Section 1905.1. - 1905.1. The dental hygiene board may contract with the dental...

Section 1905.2. - 1905.2. Recommendations by the dental hygiene board regarding scope of...

Section 1906. - 1906. (a) The dental hygiene board shall adopt, amend, and...

Section 1907. - 1907. The following functions may be performed by a registered...

Section 1908. - 1908. (a) The practice of dental hygiene includes dental hygiene...

Section 1909. - 1909. A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the...

Section 1910. - 1910. A registered dental hygienist is authorized to perform the...

Section 1910.5. - 1910.5. (a) In addition to the duties specified in Section...

Section 1911. - 1911. (a) A registered dental hygienist may provide, without supervision,...

Section 1911.5. - 1911.5. Notwithstanding Section 1912, a registered dental hygienist may provide,...

Section 1912. - 1912. Any procedure performed or service provided by a registered...

Section 1913. - 1913. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, a registered dental...

Section 1914. - 1914. A registered dental hygienist may use any material or...

Section 1915. - 1915. No person other than a registered dental hygienist, registered...

Section 1916. - 1916. (a) (1) An applicant for licensure under this article...

Section 1917. - 1917. The dental hygiene board shall grant initial licensure as...

Section 1917.1. - 1917.1. (a) The dental hygiene board may grant a license...

Section 1917.3. - 1917.3. Notwithstanding Section 135, an examinee for a registered dental...

Section 1918. - 1918. The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered...

Section 1920. - 1920. (a) A person who holds a current and active...

Section 1921. - 1921. In addition to any other duties or functions authorized...

Section 1922. - 1922. The dental hygiene board shall license as a registered...

Section 1924. - 1924. A person licensed as a registered dental hygienist who...

Section 1925. - 1925. A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may practice,...

Section 1926. - 1926. In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925, a...

Section 1926.01. - 1926.01. (a) In addition to practices authorized in Section 1925,...

Section 1926.05. - 1926.05. (a) In addition to the duties specified in Section...

Section 1926.1. - 1926.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered...

Section 1926.2. - 1926.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a registered...

Section 1926.3. - 1926.3. (a) Every person who is now or hereafter licensed...

Section 1926.4. - 1926.4. When a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice desires...

Section 1927. - 1927. A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not...

Section 1928. - 1928. A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may submit...

Section 1929. - 1929. (a) A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice may...

Section 1930. - 1930. A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall provide...

Section 1931. - 1931. (a) (1) A dental hygienist in alternative practice may...

Section 1932. - 1932. (a) The dental hygiene board may, in its sole...

Section 1933. - 1933. A licensee shall be issued a substitute license upon...

Section 1934. - 1934. A licensee who changes their physical address of record...

Section 1935. - 1935. If not renewed, a license issued under the provisions...

Section 1936. - 1936. Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired...

Section 1936.1. - 1936.1. (a) The dental hygiene board shall require, as a...

Section 1937. - 1937. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall...

Section 1938. - 1938. A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided...

Section 1939. - 1939. A license that is not renewed within five years...

Section 1940. - 1940. (a) A licensee who desires an inactive license shall...

Section 1941. - 1941. (a) The dental hygiene board shall grant or renew...

Section 1941.5. - 1941.5. (a) The dental hygiene board shall renew approval of...

Section 1942. - 1942. (a) As used in this article, “extramural dental facility”...

Section 1943. - 1943. (a) The dental hygiene board may deny an application...

Section 1944. - 1944. (a) The dental hygiene board shall establish by resolution...

Section 1947. - 1947. A license issued under this article and a license...

Section 1949. - 1949. A licensee may have their license revoked or suspended,...

Section 1950. - 1950. (a) A licensee may have their license revoked or...

Section 1950.5. - 1950.5. Unprofessional conduct by a person licensed under this article...

Section 1951. - 1951. The dental hygiene board may discipline a licensee by...

Section 1952. - 1952. It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under...

Section 1953. - 1953. (a) A registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in...

Section 1954. - 1954. (a) It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed...

Section 1955. - 1955. (a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to...

Section 1956. - 1956. It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under...

Section 1957. - 1957. (a) A person whose license has been revoked or...

Section 1958. - 1958. A person, company, or association is guilty of a...

Section 1958.1. - 1958.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, with regard to an...

Section 1959. - 1959. A person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended...

Section 1960. - 1960. For the first offense, a person is guilty of...

Section 1961. - 1961. A person who willfully, under circumstances that cause risk...

Section 1962. - 1962. (a) An association, partnership, corporation, or group of three...

Section 1963. - 1963. The dental hygiene board may file a complaint for...

Section 1964. - 1964. In addition to the other proceedings provided for in...

Section 1965. - 1965. If a person has engaged in or is about...

Section 1966. - 1966. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 1966.1. - 1966.1. (a) The dental hygiene board shall establish criteria for...

Section 1966.2. - 1966.2. Each diversion evaluation committee shall have the following duties...

Section 1966.3. - 1966.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section...

Section 1966.4. - 1966.4. Each licensee who requests participation in a diversion program...

Section 1966.5. - 1966.5. (a) After a diversion evaluation committee, in its discretion,...

Section 1966.6. - 1966.6. The dental hygiene board shall provide for the representation...