Section 1750 - Dental assistant; employer of dental assistant(a) A dental assistant is an individual who, without a license, may perform basic supportive dental procedures, as authorized by Section 1750.1 and by regulations adopted by the board, under the supervision of a licensed dentist. "Basic supportive dental procedures" are those procedures that have technically elementary characteristics, are completely reversible, and are unlikely to precipitate potentially hazardous conditions for the patient being treated.(b) The supervising licensed dentist shall be responsible for determining the competency of the dental assistant to perform the basic supportive dental procedures, as authorized by Section 1750.1. (c) The employer of a dental assistant shall be responsible for ensuring that the dental assistant who has been in continuous employment for 120 days or more, has already successfully completed, or successfully completes, all of the following within a year of the date of employment:(1) A board-approved two-hour course in the Dental Practice Act.(2) A board-approved eight-hour course in infection control.(3) A course in basic life support offered by an instructor approved by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, or any other course approved by the board as equivalent and that provides the student the opportunity to engage in hands-on simulated clinical scenarios.(d) The employer of a dental assistant shall be responsible for ensuring that the dental assistant maintains certification in basic life support.(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2010.Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 1750
Amended by Stats 2018 ch 703 (SB 1491),s 16, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 499 (AB 2637),s 6, eff. 1/1/2009.Amended by Stats 2007 ch 588 (SB 1048),s 7, eff. 1/1/2008.Amended by Stats 2005 ch 621 (SB 1111),s 4, eff. 1/1/2006Added by Stats 2004 ch 667 (SB 1546), s 6, eff. 1/1/2005, op. 1/1/2007.Amended by Stats 2004 ch 667 (SB 1546), s 5, eff. 1/1/2005.