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Dental board keeps 'oppose unless amended' stance on AB 966 after stakeholder debate; board adopts 2025 legislative summary
Summary
The Dental Board reviewed a slate of post-sunset cleanup measures and debated AB 966, a bill about graduates from foreign dental schools, with staff warning the current draft could create oversight and workload challenges.
The Dental Board of California spent a large portion of its Thursday session reviewing pending legislation after its recent sunset bill changes and debating next steps for proposals aimed at addressing access to dental care.
Board staff told members the board had proposed a range of follow-up cleanup items after the sunset legislation (SB 1453) and has been working with stakeholders and authors to move provisions forward. Brent Nelson, legislative and regulatory specialist, said a draft package to amend licensing and…
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