California Business and Professions Code

§ 1753.5

BPC § 1753.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform all duties and procedures that a registered dental assistant is authorized to perform as specified in and limited by Section 1752.4, and the duties in this section.

(b)A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform the following additional procedures under direct supervision and pursuant to the order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed dentist:

(1)Perform oral health assessments, including intraoral and extraoral soft tissue evaluations to identify oral lesions, classifying occlusion, performing myofunctional evaluations, and oral cancer screenings as authorized by the supervising dentist.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 483, Sec. 58. (SB 1453) Effective January 1, 2025.