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Education committee presses for stronger program oversight; task force drafts penalty rubric after site‑visit concerns
Summary
The Education Committee reported that a task force working on a penalty rubric for dental hygiene educational programs has met seven times and is developing categories and penalties to apply consistently across programs. Board staff raised concerns about several programs on probation or temporary compliance and about reported low direct patient‑t
The board’s Education Committee on Nov. 8 received an update from the Dental Hygiene Educational Program Penalty Rubric Task Force and a rollup of recent site-visit findings.
Chair Joanne Pacheco said the task force—formed to apply the factors listed in 16 CCR §11.04.3 (nature and severity, time since the violation, consequences including harm, history, willfulness, gravity, and remediation)—has met seven times and is drafting a rubric to ensure consistent penalties and remediation timelines for programs found noncompliant. The task force will meet again on Nov. 21 to continue work.
Dr. Adena Petty presented…
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