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Committee advances broad Dental Practice Act rewrite with expanded functions and hygiene changes
Summary
Representative Dufey’s first substitute to House Bill 372 revises the Dental Practice Act, creates an expanded-functions certification pathway for hygienists and assistants, and tightens definitions to block unlicensed third-party dental practice.
Representative Dufey told the committee she rewrote and updated the Dental Practice Act to reflect modern dental practice, to tighten definitions to prevent unlicensed third parties from providing dental care, and to create an expanded-functions certification for hygienists and dental assistants.
The substitute removes some outdated or contradictory language, loosens certain restrictions on…
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