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Dental Hygiene Board approves strategic plan, advances regulation and education changes
Summary
At its Nov. 16 meeting, the Dental Hygiene Board of California approved its 2024–2028 strategic plan, advanced multiple regulatory and statutory proposals (including accreditation and infection-control drafts), increased enrollment for one program and tabled a related citation, and reviewed enforcement and CE-audit data.
The Dental Hygiene Board of California on Nov. 16 approved its 2024–2028 strategic plan, moved several regulatory and statutory proposals forward for drafting or rulemaking, and voted on a series of education and enforcement matters affecting dental hygiene programs in the state.
The board unanimously accepted the final draft of the five-year strategic plan after staff explained the document was moved from committee to the full board because of a revised agenda notice. President Carmen Dones moved the plan for immediate implementation.
Members also authorized staff and the executive officer to continue drafting regulatory language and to seek legislation in 2025 on multiple fronts: aligning Business and Professions Code (BPC) §19‑41 with federal accreditation terminology to allow institutionally recognized accreditors, initiating rulemaking for CCR Title 16…
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