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Regulations - Chapter 2, Article 9

TITLE 16. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REGULATIONS
DIVISION 10. DENTAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER 2. DENTISTS
ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1061. Permit Processing Times.
Section 1062. Submission of Information as a Requirement for License Renewal.
Section 1063. Written Orders to Dental Technicians.
Section 1064. Acupuncture Training.

Section 1061. Permit Processing Times.
"Permit" as defined by the Permit Reform Act of 1981 means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or any other form of authorization required by a state agency to engage in a particular activity or act. Processing times for the board's various programs are set forth below. The actual processing times apply to those persons who take and pass the first available examination.

 

 

Actual Processing Times

Name of Program Maximum Period of time in which the Board will notify applicant that application is complete or deficient and what specific information is required. Maximum period of time after the filing of a complete application in which the Board will notify applicant of a permit decision. Based on Prior Two Years
      Minimum Median Maximum
Dental License 90 days 90 days 14 days 56 days 165 days
General Anesthesia Permit 30 days 120 days 1 day 9 days 29 days
Conscious Sedation Permit 30 days 75 days 17 days 44 days 75 days
Fictitious Name Permit 30 days 75 days 17 days 47 days 85 days
Extramural Facilities 30 days 75 days 15 days 24 days 58 days
Referral Services 30 days 30 days 1 day 16 days 44 days
Radiation Safety 60 days 75 days 14 days 67 days 192 days
Special Permits 30 days 75 days 3 days 38 days 117 days
Mobile Dental Clinics 30 days 75 days 1 day 9 days 15 days
Continuing Ed. Providers 45 days 75 days 9 days 35 days 90 days
Renewals: 30 days 90 days      
Dental License     7 days 43 days 139 days
Additional Office     13 days 26 days 57 days
Ficticious Names     13 days 22 days 48 days
General Anesthesia     10 days 15 days 28 days
Conscious Sedation   New Program
Special Permits     11 days 52 days 82 days
Mobils Dental Clinics   New Program
Continuing Education Providers     1 day 37 days 74 days


Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 15375 and 15376, Government Code; and Section 1614, Business and Professions Code.

HISTORY
  1. New section filed 2-22-88; operative 3-23-88 (Register 88, No. 10).
  2. Amendment filed 4-1-91; operative 5-1-91 (Register 91, No. 18).
  3. Change without regulatory effect amending table filed 2-24-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No.9).

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Section 1062. Submission of Information as a Requirement for License Renewal.
To permit maintenance of current information regarding availability of dental care to the citizens of California, and in conjunction with efforts extended by the State Department of Health, the board may require submission of basic dental practice information as part of license renewal under Section 1717 of the Code. Statistical summation of such data will be compiled on a confidential basis as to individual sources of information received.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code; and Section 429.993, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 429.97 through 429.993, Health and Safety Code.

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Section 1063. Written Orders to Dental Technicians.
Any written authorization issued by a licensed dentist pursuant to Section 1626(e) of the Code shall include the following:
  1. (a) The date of its issuance;
  2. (b) A description of the work authorized by the dentist to be done by the technician;
  3. (c) The signature of the dentist issuing the written authorization;
  4. (d) The license number of the dentist issuing the written authorization.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 1626, Business and Professions Code.

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Section 1064. Acupuncture Training.
(a) A dentist who has successfully completed a course of instruction which complies with the requirements of this section may engage in the practice of acupuncture only as part of the practice of dentistry.
(b) The course of instruction shall meet the following requirements:

  1. (1) It shall consist of not less than 50 hours of didactic instruction and 30 hours of clinical training and shall be of sufficient length to ensure that all students will possess the necessary skills to consistently perform acupuncture safely and effectively on a patient.
  2. (2) It shall include instruction in the following subjects:
  3. (A) Theoretical foundation of acupuncture, with emphasis on current physiological concepts as they relate to traditional Chinese medicine.
  4. (B) Acupuncture anatomy and physiology.
  5. (C) Acupuncture techniques, including instruction in the use of needling techniques; moxibustion, electroacupuncture and other noninvasive techniques for stimulating acupuncture points; precautions (e.g. sterilization of needles); contraindications and complications, including adverse systemic effects.
  6. (D) Application of acupuncture to the practice of dentistry.
  7. (3) Each instructor shall be either an acupuncturist certified by the Acupuncture Examining Committee or a dentist who has completed a course in acupuncture and has utilized acupuncture prior to July 1, 1982.
  8. (4) The course of instruction shall be obtained from a dental school approved by the board or from a college or school of acupuncture which has been approved by the Acupuncture Examining Committee.
  9. (5) Each dentist who successfully completes the course of instruction shall be given a certificate evidencing such completion.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1614 and 4947, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 4947, Business and Professions Code.

HISTORY
  1. New section filed 10-24-88; operative 11-23-88 (Register 88, No. 45).