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Dental Board to send draft infection‑control regulations back to working group after stakeholder objections
Summary
The board paused formal action on proposed minimum infection‑control regulations and directed staff to return the draft to the working group to resolve concerns raised by stakeholders, including dental associations and the Dental Assisting Council.
The Dental Board of California on Feb. 6 declined to adopt proposed updates to its minimum standards for infection control and instead agreed with the Dental Assisting Council’s recommendation to return the draft to the working group for further revision.
The board, which must periodically review infection control guidance under state law, has been working with the Dental Hygiene Board of California and subject‑matter experts to update language that had last been revised in 2011. Staff and working‑group members presented a technical, consensus…
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