Dental Workforce Survey

As required by Assembly Bill (AB) 269 (Eng, Chapter 262, Statutes of 2007), the Dental Board of California (Board) began collecting data from all licensees with the intent to determine the number of dental professionals with cultural and linguistic competency who are practicing dentistry in California. Collecting the data on dental professionals serving any given area allows for the consistent determination of the areas in California that are underserved by dental professionals with cultural or linguistic competencies.

AB 269 required all initial licensure applicants and license renewal applicants to report the following information to the Board:

  • Completion of any advanced educational program accredited by the Committee on Dental Accreditation in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association (Business and Professions Code (BPC), § 1715.5, subd. (a)).
  • Practice or employment status designated as one of the following (BPC, § 1715.5, subd. (b)):
    • Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice of 32 hours per week or more in California.
    • Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice outside of California.
    • Part-time practice or employment in a dental practice for less than 32 hours per week in California.
    • Dental administrative employment that does not include direct patient Care.
    • Retired.
    • Other practice or employment status.
    • Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice of 32 hours per week or more in California.
    • Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice outside of California.
    • Part-time practice or employment in a dental practice for less than 32 hours per week in California.
    • Dental administrative employment that does not include direct patient Care.
    • Retired.
    • Other practice or employment status.
  • A licensee may report information regarding the licensee’s cultural background and foreign language proficiency. (BPC, § 1715.5, subd. (d)(1).)
Survey information collected regarding the practice or employment status of the licensee must be posted to the Board’s website. (BPC, § 1715.5, subd. (c).)

Survey information regarding the licensee’s cultural background and foreign language proficiency must be compiled and aggregated on an annual basis and posted on the Board’s website. (BPC, § 1715.5, subd. (d)(2)-(3).)

Survey data collected on all subsequent applications for the renewal of a license can be found using the following links: