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Business and Professions Code § 1959

ARTICLE 9. Dental Hygienists

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 1959Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 350, Sec. 13. (SB 943) Effective January 1, 2012.

A person who holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license as a registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions under this article may append the letters “R.D.H.,” “R.D.H.A.P.,” or “R.D.H.E.F.,” respectively, to his or her name.