News & Alerts
News
- Governor Newsom Announces Tax Relief and Grants Now Available to Business Owners
- Registered Dental Assistant General And Law And Ethics Candidate Handbook Now Available
- Courtesy Reporting Form
- Non-Compliant Security Forms For Prescribing Controlled Substances In California
- Cures 2.0 Registration Reminder
- Notice Of New Application Fee For Dentistry Law & Ethics Written Examination
- Notice For Licensees Expiring On January 31, 2018
- Fee Increase Effective October 19, 2017
- Effective Immediately – Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Dental Board Of California To License Registered Dental Assistants (RDA) During Suspension Of The RDA Practical Examination
- Suspension Of The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Practical Examination
- CURES Update
- Potential License Denial Or Suspension For Failure To Pay Taxes
Alerts
- PSI Services LLC (PSI) System Maintenance
- Dental Law and Ethics
- Registered Dental Assistant General and Law and Ethics (Combined)
- Registered Dental Assistant in Extended Functions
- Orthodontic Assistant
- Dental Sedation Assistant
- CURES Fee Reduction
- The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Transitions to a New Logo in 2023
- EMSA Authorization of Out-Of-State Medical Personnel
- Online Registry for Health Care Professionals Requesting Exemptions to E-Prescription Requirements
- Provides authority for pharmacies, pharmacists, and authorized practitioners to decline to dispense or furnish an electronic prescription submitted via software that does not meet specified requirements.
- Creates additional exemptions from electronic prescriptions as specified.
- Requires a prescriber exempt from electronic prescribing to register annually with the Board and state they meet one or more of the specified criteria.
- Exempts the prescription transfer requirements under specified conditions.
- Important Notice: Changes to Continuing Education Courses Required for License Renewal Effective January 1, 2023
- Announcing the Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program
- Updated CURES Access and Use Regulations
- For updated COVID-19 information and resources, see the CDPH COVID-19 Toolkit website
- Analysis of the Administration of Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide
- Fraud Alert – August 22, 2022
- Senate Bill (SB) 501, Anesthesia and Sedation Regulations Approval
- Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Licensure Data Collection FAQs
- Important Notice for General Anesthesia, Medical General Anesthesia, Conscious Sedation, and Oral Conscious Sedation for Minors Permit Holders
- Important Notice for General Anesthesia, Medical General Anesthesia, Conscious Sedation, and Oral Conscious Sedation for Minors Permit Holders
- Important Updates Effective January 1, 2022 Regarding General Anesthesia, Conscious Sedation, and Oral Conscious Sedation for Minors Permits
- Update Regarding Foreign Dental School Approvals
- RDAEF Licensure Requirements Effective January 1, 2022
- Orthodontic Assistant Permit (OAP) Examination Modifications
- New Prescribing Laws Take Effect January 1, 2022.
- Fraud Alert – July 8, 2021
- FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Now Available
- COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands Statewide Beginning March 15, 2021
- Updates – CURES Fee Increase
- How To Get Vaccinated
- Executive Order Extending Liability Protection To Licensees Participating In Vaccination Efforts
- Expedited Licensure for Refugees, Asylees, and Holders of Special Immigrant Visas
- AB 528 - New Requirements For Reporting Dispensed Controlled Substances
- DCA News Release - AB 149
- AB 149 - New Requirements for Control Substances Prescription forms beginning January 1, 2021
- Paperless Renewal - Coming to the Dental Board of California in July 2021
- Hospital Cyber Attack
- Suicide Prevention: Provider Resource Letter with Tools and Resources
- Dental Board of California Acceptance of WREB and ADEX Manikin-Based Examinations
- Update on Impacts Related to COVID-19
- Important Changes to Licensure Requirements for Dentists Beginning January 1, 2020
- Statewide Opioid Safety Workgroup alert-Don’t Drop your Patients.
- Fraud Scam Alert
- Notice Of Re-Evaluation Workshop
- Prescription Form Requirements Effective March 11, 2019
- 2018 Sunset Review Report
- Cures Mandatory Use Begins October 2, 2018
Between Wednesday, June 28, 2023 and Friday, June 30, 2023, you will NOT be able to schedule a testing date for the Dental Board's written examinations. The scheduling website of the Board's examination administrator, PSI Services LLC (PSI), will be down for routine maintenance from June 28 to June 30. Please plan to schedule before June 28 or after June 30.
This alert applies to the following examinations:
The Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee will decrease from $11 to $9 annually for licenses expiring on and after July 1, 2023. The fee is assessed at the time of license renewal on licensees that prescribe, order, administer, or furnish Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V controlled substances.
Most licensees will see an $18 CURES Fee due to the biennial renewal cycle. The fee covers the reasonable regulatory costs of the Department of Justice for operating and maintaining CURES, a critical element in the state’s effort to address the growing danger of opioid addiction stemming from prescription drug abuse.
For more information about CURES, visit: https://oag.ca.gov/cures.
Important Reminder: Following the anticipated termination of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on February 28, 2023, health care providers licensed out-of-state who received the Emergency Medical Services Authority’s (EMSA) authorization to practice in the state without a license issued by the Dental Board of California will no longer be permitted to practice pursuant to that authorization after that date. Dentists, registered dental assistants, and registered dental assistants in extended functions who have not received California licensure and wish to continue practicing, should view the website www.dbc.ca.gov, call (916) 263-2300, or email DentalBoard@dca.ca.gov for information on how to obtain licensure in California and/or temporary licensure options.
Please note, individuals wishing to continue to practice in California should submit an application and the necessary documentation for licensure immediately as the EMSA out-of-state medical personnel authorization approval concludes on February 28, 2023, and no further practice pursuant to that authorization will be permitted.
The California State Board of Pharmacy has created an online registry for health care professionals to register for an exemption to requirements to issue prescriptions as electronic data transmission prescriptions – also known as e-prescriptions – pursuant to AB 852 (Chapter 518, Statutes of 2022).
In addition, the Board has created an online confirmation registry for verifying a health care professional has registered for an exemption to the e-prescription requirements.
AB 852 makes several changes to e-prescribing requirements in California, including:
Links to both the online registry for health care professionals and the online confirmation registry can be found under “What’s New” and under “Quick Hits” column on Board’s website, www.pharmacy.ca.gov.
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced the development of the Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program (Dental Grant Program). The Dental Grant Program was authorized when Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Budget Act of 2022, allocating $25 million to be disbursed through a competitive grant program for the purpose of increasing access to oral healthcare for the special healthcare needs populations through the development and expansion of specialty dental clinics. The Dental Grant Program will be developed and administered by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA), which is chaired by Treasurer Ma. Please see https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/chffa/dental/sdcgp.asp for more information.
Updated regulations pertaining to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) became effective on August 15, 2022. The regulations revise and add to the CURES access and use regulations that took effect on July 1, 2020. The approved regulations and a bulletin summarizing the important and substantive changes can be found on the Office of the Attorney General’s CURES website.
The Dental Board of California (Board) is conducting a statewide study of the practice of Registered Dental Assistants in Extended Functions (RDAEFs). The goal of the study is to gather information that will be used to evaluate whether the administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide should be added to the RDAEF scope of practice.
The Board will be working with the Office of Professional Examination Services (OPES) to administer an online survey to California Licensed Dentists and RDAEFs. An email invitation or a letter containing instructions for accessing the online survey will be sent out on September 1, 2022. If you do not receive an email or a letter, and you want to complete the survey, please contact Melissa Storz at Melissa.Storz@dca.ca.gov or 916-574-7705.
The survey will be available from September 1, 2022, through September 30, 2022.