§ 1927

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 350, Sec. 7. (SB 943) Effective January 1, 2012.

A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:

(a)Infer, purport, advertise, or imply that he or she is in any way able to provide dental services or make any type of dental diagnosis beyond evaluating a patient’s dental hygiene status, providing a dental hygiene treatment plan, and providing the associated dental hygiene services.
(b)Hire a registered dental hygienist to provide direct patient services other than a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.

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