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State dental board requests pay raises, more licensing staff and NPDB support amid rising caseloads
Summary
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners told senators it needs pay increases and more licensing and legal staff to handle a surge in licensees and complaints, citing a 70% rise in complaints and a 38% pay gap against market averages.
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners told the Senate Committee on Finance that rapid growth in licensees and a surge in complaints have strained its licensing and enforcement divisions and requested targeted staff and pay increases to sustain service levels.
LBB recommended funding the board at just under $10,000,000 in all funds for the upcoming biennium, a 2.6% biannual increase and no change to authorized FTEs. The LBB packet noted a variety of agency requests not…
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