ARTICLE 1. Administration

Article 1 added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 415.

§§ 1600–1621 · 30 sections

§ 1600 This chapter constitutes the chapter on dentistry of the Business and Professions Code. It may be known and cited as the Dental Practice Act. Whenever a…
§ 1601.1 (a) There shall be in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Dental Board of California in which the administration of this chapter is vested. The board shall…
§ 1601.2 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Dental Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.…
§ 1601.3 (a) All committees of the board have the authority to evaluate all suggestions or requests for regulatory changes related to their committee. Committees shall…
§ 1601.4 (a) (1) The board shall review both of the following: (A) Available data on all adverse events related to general anesthesia and deep sedation, moderate…
§ 1601.8 For purposes of training standards for general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation, the board may approve a training standard in lieu of Pediatric…
§ 1602 All of the members of the board, except the public members, shall have been actively and lawfully engaged in the practice of dentistry in the State of…
§ 1603 (a) Except for the initial appointments, members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years, and each member shall hold office until the…
§ 1603.1 A member of the Dental Board of California who has served two terms shall not be eligible for reappointment to the board. In computing two terms hereunder,…
§ 1604 Each member of the board, upon qualification, shall file with the executive officer the member’s post office address, and thereafter any notice of any change…
§ 1605 Each appointing authority has power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority under Section 1603 pursuant to…
§ 1606 The board shall elect a president, a vice president and a secretary from its membership. This section controls over the provisions of section 107 of this code…
§ 1608 Special meetings may be held at such times as the board may elect, or on the call of the president of the board, or of not less than four members thereof. A…
§ 1609 Meetings may be held at any time and place by unanimous consent evidenced either by writing or by the presence of any member whose consent is necessary.
§ 1610 Eight members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.
§ 1611 The board shall carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. It shall examine all applicants for a license or permit to practice…
§ 1611.3 The board shall require that the notice required under Section 138 includes a provision that the board is the entity that regulates dentists and dental…
§ 1611.5 (a) The board may inspect the books, records, and premises of any dentist licensed under this chapter and the licensing documents, records, and premises of any…
§ 1612 The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons to whom licenses or permits have been granted by it to practice dentistry, dental assisting, or any…
§ 1613 The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name “Dental Board of California.”
§ 1614 The board may adopt regulations pursuant to this chapter concerning: (a) The holding of meetings. (b) The holding of examinations. (c) The manner of issuance…
§ 1615 Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
§ 1616 The board shall have full power to employ all necessary investigators, clerical and other assistants and appoint its own attorney, prescribe his duties and fix…
§ 1616.6 There is hereby established within the board a full-time management level staff position, under the direction of the executive officer, whose responsibilities…
§ 1617 A copy of any part or all of the books of the board duly certified by the executive officer shall be primary evidence in any court of this state.
§ 1618 (a) The original books, records, and papers of the board shall be kept at the office of the executive officer, which shall be at such place as may be…
§ 1618.5 (a) The board shall provide to the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care a copy of any accusation filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings…
§ 1619 All examination documentation of any applicant shall be preserved by the board for a period of no less than one year from the date of final successful…
§ 1619.1 Notwithstanding Section 1619, the board need not retain the National Board of Dental Examiners’ examination papers.
§ 1621 The board shall utilize in the administration of its licensure examinations only examiners whom it has appointed and who meet the following criteria: (a)…