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Board creates task force to clarify minimum student requirements after inconsistent interpretations of standards
Summary
Following multiple site visits that revealed inconsistent interpretation of KOTA/code standards for direct patient care hours and progression, the education committee approved a task force to recommend clearer regulations so students graduate competent and license‑ready.
The education committee voted to establish a Minimum Student Requirement Task Force charged with reviewing Dental Hygiene Board of California laws, regulations and code-of-standards and recommending potential regulatory amendments to make minimum student requirements — for example, distribution of direct patient care hours and progression standards — more prescriptive.
Staff told the committee that reviews of roughly 63 site visits and 52…
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