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Board reports website, communications and enforcement-portal upgrades; EF testing expected late July
Summary
Executive Officer and staff described digital upgrades (website refresh, Google Translate, email subscription), PSI testing updates, a new secure enforcement portal, and licensing trends; staff said EF (extended functions) testing is anticipated to resume at the end of July and that the office receives about 15–20 new program/course applications per month.
Board executives told the Council the agency has implemented several operational improvements intended to modernize licensing and outreach.
Executive Officer Bryce Derty said the board has launched an expanded social‑media presence (including a new Facebook page to complement X), refreshed the website with clearer language and navigation, added a Google Translate feature to improve access in multiple languages, and rolled out new e‑mail subscription and contact tools. He said the board transitioned from mailed communications to predominantly electronic correspondence and added courtesy e‑mail notifications for license renewals.
Staff also described candidacy and testing updates: the PSI testing process for the dentist and dental assistant law and ethics exam has been updated to collect examinee contact information to improve scheduling communications. Christy Bell presented examination and licensing statistics for FY 2025–26 through March and summarized program-approval and re‑evaluation results. When asked about testing resumption for Extended Functions, staff said they were "anticipating at the end of July." Bryce Derty reported the office receives about "15 to 20 new either course or program applications a month," and staff noted many withdrawn approvals reflect reapplications after deficiencies were corrected.
The Council received the operational updates; staff offered to answer follow‑up questions and to provide additional data on application types and geographic distributions in future materials.
