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Stakeholders press board and legislature over timing, virtual labs and fees in AB 873 infection-control proposal
Summary
Stakeholders at Friday's meeting urged the Dental Board to keep an eight-hour infection-control course required before exposure, opposed a 60-day post-hire allowance, warned against virtual-only lab options, and criticized a proposed course-approval fee increase from $300 to $8,000 as prohibitive.
Multiple stakeholder groups raised concerns at the Dental Board of California's Feb. 6 meeting about AB 873 and related regulatory language governing infection-control training for dental assistants.
Susan McLaren of the California Dental Hygienist Association told the board she supports a virtual option but warned about timing: "We certainly support the virtual, option, but are very concerned about the time frame in which the dental assistant would need to take the course." McLaren…
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