1111 Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureaus
Program Descriptions

36 - DENTAL BUREAU OF CALIFORNIA

The Dental Bureau of California establishes minimal standards of competency for those individuals seeking to practice as a dentist, registered dental hygienist, registered dental assistant, dental auxiliary in extended function, or dental hygienist in alternative practice. The Bureau enforces standards to protect California dental consumers from incompetent dental practitioners, and the utilization of dental auxiliaries contributes to providing quality dental services to Californians.

Although it became a bureau directly under the Department of Consumer Affairs, effective July 1, 2008, pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 101.1(b), its sunset date was extended pursuant to AB 1545 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2008); therefore it became a board again, effective January 1, 2009.