Application for Additional Dental Office Permit
The Dental Board of California (Board) issues an Additional Office (AO) permit to licensed dentists or Oral Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) permit holders who hold proprietary interest of any nature or any right to participate in the management or control of more than one place of practice pursuant to Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 1658 and California Code of Regulations (CCR), title 16, sections 1045–1048.
Application Requirements
- Submit a completed application online through BreEZe with payment, or by mail using a paper application.
- The paper application can be found at the following link: Application for Additional Dental Office and it should be mailed
along with a check or money order made payable to the Dental Board of California to
the following address:
Dental Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1550
Sacramento, CA 95815
- The paper application can be found at the following link: Application for Additional Dental Office and it should be mailed
along with a check or money order made payable to the Dental Board of California to
the following address:
- Submit a non-refundable application fee of $350.00.
- Hold a valid, current dentist license, or Oral Maxillofacial Surgery permit issued by the Board.
- Submit a copy of any supporting documentation if applicable, such as Articles of Incorporation as
registered with the
Office of the Secretary of State.
NOTE: The Articles of a professional corporation shall contain a specific statement that the corporation is a professional corporation within the meaning of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the California Corporations Code.
Permit Restrictions
Additional Office Permits are address and status-specific. Therefore, a new application must be submitted if there is a change in status, such as a change from an individual owner to a corporation, or if the practice relocates to a different county.
If the practice has moved to a new location within the same county, and there is no change in ownership or status, you can submit the Intra-County Address Change form. An application processing fee will not be required.
Permits cannot be transferred from one licensee to another.
Renewing Your Permit
The fee for renewal is $250.00. If the permit is not renewed within 30 days of the expiration date, a delinquency fee will be assessed in the amount of $125.00.
A permit expires when the qualifying license expires and must be renewed every two years through BreEZe.
Cancellation or Intra-County Address Change
Intra-County Change of Address Form
Processing Time
The standard processing time for applications is 4-6 weeks. However, an application may be approved in as little as 30 days if the application is complete and submitted with all required documentation.
- Notice of any deficiencies will be mailed and emailed after application review.
- After approval, the permit will arrive to the practice location within 75 days.
For further assistance, please call (916) 263-2300, or send a message to the Board.