Board Meetings

2021 Board Meetings

Date	Agenda/Materials	Location	Minutes	Webcast
January 27, 2021	Diversion Evaluation Committee Meeting Agenda	Teleconference
February 25-26, 2021	Board Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Agenda Meeting Materials Amended Agenda Item 15(a) - Review of Dental Licensure and Permit Statistics	Teleconference	Minutes	Feb 25 Webcast Feb 26 Webcast - Part 1 Feb 26 Webcast - Part 2
February 25, 2021	Dental Assisting Council Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Agenda Meeting Materials	Teleconference	Minutes	Webcast
April 28, 2021	Diversion Evaluation Committee Meeting Agenda	Teleconference		Webcast
April 30, 2021	Dental Assisting Council Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Agenda Meeting Materials Amended Agenda Item 3 – Discussion and Possible Action on February 25, 2021 Meeting Minutes	Teleconference		Webcast
May 13-14, 2021	Board Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Amended Agenda Agenda Meeting Materials Amended Agenda item 8 – Budget Report Amended Agenda Item 9 - Board Policy and Procedure Manual Written Comments Received Regarding Assembly Bill 526 Amended Agenda Item 22(b) – SB 652 Amended Agenda Item 23(a) Review, Discussion, and Possible Action to Initiate a Rulemaking to Implement Senate Bill 501 (Glazer, Chapter 929, Statutes of 2018) and Adopt the Following Changes Related to Anesthesia, Sedation, and the Care of Pediatric Patients in Division 10 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations Amended Agenda Item 23(a) – Attachment 1 Amended Agenda Item 23(a) – Attachment 2	Teleconference		May 13 Webcast May 14 Webcast - part 1 May 14 Webcast - part 2
May 13, 2021	Examination Committee Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Agenda Meeting Materials	Teleconference		Webcast
June 14, 2021	Board Meeting WebEx Login Instructions Agenda	Teleconference
July 28, 2021	Diversion Evaluation Committee Meeting Agenda	Teleconference
August 19-20, 2021	Board Meeting	To Be Determined		Webcast
October 20, 2021	Diversion Evaluation Committee Meeting	To Be Determined
November 18-19, 2021	Board Meeting	To Be Determined

Archived Meetings

All board meetings are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act. The Open Meeting Law requires the Board to give notice to the public of all meetings or hearings of the Board and prohibits the Board from taking any action on an issue which has not been duly noticed. All meetings are either held according to a schedule approved in November of each year or at the call of the president of the Board. The Board meets five times a year in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. The current board meeting schedule can be obtained by clicking on the board meeting schedule icon. The Committee on Dental Auxiliaries and the Examination and Enforcement Committees generally meet the first day of the board meeting to consider issues and make recommendations to the full Board. Executive Committee meetings, ad hoc or task force committee meetings, regulatory or informational hearings may be at the call of the Board President as deemed necessary. Decisions made at Board meetings generally involve:

Changes in general policy and statutes;
Content and administration of examinations;
Adoption/repeal of regulations;
Approval of fee schedules;
Appeals;
Changes to procedural/operational activities;
Enforcement issues such as, acceptance/denial of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decisions, stipulations and advancement of cases to the Office of Administrative Hearings;
Committee member approval; and
Acceptance or denial of committee recommendations.

Public Participation

Public participation is encouraged throughout the public portion of the meetings. The chairs of the respective committees, as well as the Board President, acknowledge comments from the audience during general discussion of agenda items. In addition, each Board agenda includes public comment as a standing item on the agenda. This standing agenda item allows the public to request issues to be placed on future agendas or discuss any issue of concern to them.

Executive Sessions

Executive sessions are not open to the public and are held to deliberate on disciplinary actions, stipulations to receive advice from the Board's legal counsel regarding pending legal actions, and/or to hear examination appeals. Executive sessions, or "closed sessions" as they are sometime called, are held in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. The current law authorizing executive session provides subjects of pending discipline the full benefit of due process as well as privacy.