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Dental Board takes positions on a slate of bills, backs AI transparency and Medi-Cal fluoride coverage
Summary
At its May 15 meeting the board voted positions on numerous bills: adopting 'oppose unless amended' on several implementation-sensitive measures, supporting limits on AI impersonation, endorsing Medi-Cal fluoride coverage and directing its executive committee to negotiate with authors where needed.
The Dental Board of California on May 15 took positions and cast votes on multiple bills affecting licensing, practice and education. Several measures drew detailed discussion and the board instructed staff and the executive committee to seek clarifying amendments where implementation or fiscal questions remained.
Notable outcomes included: the board voted to oppose unless amended on AB 485 (unsatisfied-judgments licensing restrictions), AB 742 (prioritizing licensure for descendants of American slavery) and AB 1307 (a three-year permit pilot for dentists from Mexico), citing implementation, clarity and fiscal concerns and authorizing the executive committee to negotiate amendments. The board voted to support AB 489 (prohibiting false claims of licensure via AI/generative tools) after members said public protection requires clarity. The board supported AB 350 (requiring fluoride varnish coverage under Medi-Cal for children) and backed SB 470 to extend Bagley-Keene teleconferencing provisions through 2030. Other bills were…
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