NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

DENTAL ASSISTING COUNCIL OF
THE DENTAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Recent legislation signed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. requires the Dental Board of California (Board) to establish a seven member Dental Assisting Council which will consider all matters relating to dental assistants in California and will make appropriate recommendations to the Board and the standing Committees of the Board. The Board is now accepting applications from qualified dental assistants for appointment to the Dental Assisting Council. If you are interested, please complete the application and return it along with a cover letter and resume to the Dental Board by February 10, 2012.

 

NOTICE OF EXISTING LAW RELATING TO THE USE OF BOTOX AND DERMAL FILLERS

The Board has received many inquiries regarding the use of Botox and similar drugs.  Under California law, dentistry is defined, in pertinent part, as “diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or other method, of diseases and lesions and the correction of malpositions of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated structures; and such diagnosis or treatment may include all necessary related procedures as well as the use of drugs, anesthetic agents, and physical evaluation…” (Business and Professions Code section 1625).  A dentist may, therefore, use any legally prescribed drugs to treat patients as long as the treatment is within the aforementioned scope of practice.

A licensed California dentist who has been granted a permit to perform elective facial cosmetic surgery may utilize Botox and similar drugs purely for cosmetic purposes as long as it is legally prescribed and within the scope of practice for their permit (see Business and Professions Code section 1638.1).  Please note that some permit holders may not be authorized to perform all cosmetic surgery procedures within the scope of the elective facial cosmetic surgery permit. 

Additionally it should be noted that all procedures authorized under the Elective Facial Cosmetic Surgery permit must be performed in an acute care hospital or a certified surgical center as defined in Business and Professions Code section 1638.1(f).

ALERT - POTENTIAL LICENSE DENIAL OR SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAXES

Effective July 1, 2012, the Dental Board of California is required to deny an application for licensure or suspend a license/certificate/registration if a licensee or applicant has outstanding tax obligations due to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) or the State Board of Equalization (BOE) and appears on either the FTB or BOE’s certified lists of top 500 tax delinquencies over $100,000. (AB 1424, Perea, Chapter 455, Statutes of 2011)

Once it has been determined that an applicant or a licensee is on a certified list, the applicant or licensee has 90 days from the issuance of a “Preliminary Notice of the Intent to Suspend or Withhold Issuance or Renewal of the License” to either satisfy all outstanding tax obligations or enter into a payment installment program with the FTB or BOE.  Any such person who fails to come into compliance will have his/her license denied or suspended until the Dental Board of California receives a release from the FTB or BOE. The form for requesting a release will be included with the preliminary notice of suspension or denial.

The law prohibits the Dental Board of California from refunding any money paid for the issuance or renewal of a license where the license is denied or suspended as required by AB 1424 for failure to pay taxes.

The FTB and BOE are currently expanding the certified lists from 250 to 500, but you can check if you are currently on the FTB’s certified list at: www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/txdlnqnt.shtml or the BOE’s certified list at: www.boe.ca.gov/cgi-bin/deliq.cgi. If you believe you are on either list in error, please call the FTB at (866) 418-3702 or the BOE at 916-445-5167.

 

Our mission is to protect the health and safety of consumers.

The Board:

• Licenses qualified dental health care professionals;
• Takes action to enforce compliance of the Dental Practice Act and State of California laws;
• Strives to enhance the education of consumers and licensees.