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Council recommends moving orthodontic instruction out of 'chairside' duties in DA/RDA cleanup bill
Summary
The Dental Assistant Council voted Feb. 5 to recommend a working-group draft that clarifies scope and supervision for dental assistants and to relocate a removable orthodontic‑appliance instruction duty from a chairside requirement to a direct‑supervision duty; the recommendation will go to the board for submission to the Legislature.
The Dental Assistant Council of the Dental Board of California voted Feb. 5 to recommend changes that clarify allowable duties and supervision levels for dental assistants and registered dental assistants and to move one orthodontic duty out of the board’s proposed "chairside" requirement.
The council’s working group presented a draft legislative proposal that consolidates definitions and allowable duties into statute and aligns terms with the Dental Hygiene Board. After discussion, council members focused on…
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