Fall 2023 is upon us. The weather is slowly starting to cool. The days are getting shorter. With that, comes more circulating respiratory viruses. Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pressed information about being prepared…
According to an article in the May 2023 edition of Board Matters, the Dental Board of California’s (DBC’s)online news publication, the DBC will be resuming random continuing education (CE) audits of active licensees each month to ensure licensees are completing…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends and the Dental Board of California (DBC) requires standard precautions to be used for the care of all patients regardless of their diagnoses or personal infectious status. Standard precautions in…
Beginning April 3, 2023, patients and non-clinical staff will no longer be required to wear face coverings for COVID-19 protection in California healthcare settings. On February 28, 2023, Governor Newsom issued a proclamation terminating the California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. Four days…
Beginning January 1, 2023, dentists licensed in California will be required to complete a two-unit course approved by the Dental Board of California (DBC) on the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing and dispensing Schedule II opioids, every two years as…
On August 30, 2022, the Dental Board of California (DBC) issued a fraud alert regarding “a recent scam aimed at DBC licensees.” The DBC alerted the public about a similar scam three years ago. Scam artists posing as DBC staff…
When hiring new unlicensed dental assistants (DAs) in California, employer must provide proper and effective occupational safety and health training to ensure employee and patient safety. The following Dental Board of California (DBC) and Cal/OSHA training courses must be provided…
On February 9, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed legislation that requires employers with 26 or more employees to provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for most of 2022. The law takes effect on February 19, 2022. Under the new…
California Senate Bill 501, signed by the Governor in 2018 and scheduled to become effective January 1, 2022, requires significant change to permitting of general anesthesia (GA), conscious sedation (CS), and oral conscious sedation (OCS) for minors in the…
Most of the regulatory guidance we provide to our customers includes a reference to “always follow manufacturers’ instructions for the safe and efficacious use” of a particular dental product or patient care device. A recent article posted on American Dental…
