Pomona Valley Dental Assistants Society

Legislative Update - July 2023

AB481
Though many amendments and compromises have been made throughout this process, CDAA still had a few remaining concerns regarding the amended language. These concerns included:

The lack of a certificate of completion for the 500 clinical hours of the preceptor pathway.
The lack of certification regarding the unlicensed dental assistant or preceptor’s qualification to coronal polish.
The live clinical lab portion of the 8- hour infection control lab would now be optional and not a requirement.

A letter on behalf of CDAA was sent to the Senator Richard Roth, Chair of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Committee and all committee members stating our remaining concerns with AB481 with a position of oppose as amended.

The bill marches on and is currently on the senate floor to be heard July 10th.  The latest version as amended can be found here.

Also, we need you to communicate with your local representatives.  Our politicians do not know or understand about dentistry and that is where YOU come in.  We need to educate them on the profession of dental assisting, the levels of training and licensure, and the numbers of dental assistants in our communities that they represent.   YOUR VOTE matters and we need you to reach out and share your concerns with your representatives.  We will offer some suggestions on how to meet and greet your local and state representatives….so stay tuned.
Upcoming Dental Board meeting dates are:
November 8-9, 20223 Sacramento