Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Dental Assisting Council hears calls for formal 'retired' RDA status as licensing data show high cancellations
Summary
A retired registered dental assistant urged the council to create a formal retiree license category instead of letting licenses lapse; staff said the board lacks current statutory or regulatory authority and will consider options. Members flagged a roughly 50% apparent retention issue and suggested stakeholder-led surveys and further tracking.
Chair Deandra Epps Robbins convened the Dental Assisting Council on Nov. 6, 2025, where a retired registered dental assistant asked the council to provide a formal way to 'retire' an RDA license rather than allowing it to lapse.
Debbie Heath Bordeaux, who said she practiced as an RDA for decades and joined the meeting by WebEx, said she was advised by staff that retiring a license would simply mean not renewing it, and that she found that process unsatisfactory after a long career: "I feel like that's like not…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
