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Dental and Pharmacy boards report staffing, hiring and appropriation uses
Summary
The directors of the Georgia Board of Dentistry and Board of Pharmacy reported rising license counts, a steady loss of retail pharmacies, and appropriations-funded hires and equipment; both boards emphasized education and outreach to reduce complaints and improve compliance.
Clint Joyner, executive director for the Georgia boards of dentistry and pharmacy, told the Appropriations Committee that both boards have leaned into education and outreach alongside licensing and enforcement. "We've really leaned into what we see now as a third major function, which is education and dialogue with the public and with our licensees," Joyner said.
Dentistry: scope and workforce Joyner said the board licenses dentists, dental hygienists and a small number of faculty; he distinguished administrative counts (8,047 dental licenses on the agency’s books) from the actual number of practitioners (about…
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