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Dental Board and Dental Hygiene Board reach consensus to begin complex rulemaking on infection-control minimum standards
Summary
The Dental Board reported Aug. 14 that proposed text to update infection-control minimum standards (CCR title 16, section 1005) has been approved and shared with the Dental Hygiene Board; the hygiene board gave consensus on July 19, 2025, and staff will begin a voluminous rulemaking package and a 45-day public comment process.
The Dental Board told stakeholders Aug. 14 that it will move ahead with a comprehensive rulemaking to amend California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 1005, which sets minimum standards for infection control in dental settings.
Process and status: Board staff submitted proposed regulatory text to the Dental Hygiene Board of California for review and consensus; the hygiene board approved that text…
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