---
type: "Bill"
title: "DENTAL PRACTICE ACT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; the Board of Dentistry; recommendations by the Board of Dentistry; qualifications of applicants for dental licenses; qualifications of applicants for dental hygienist licenses; expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses; continuing education; acts constituting the practice of dentistry; licensing applicants from other States; returned checks and penalties; refusal, revocation or suspension of dental licenses; suspension of a license if person licensed constitutes an immediate danger to the public; requirement for mental and physical examinations under certain conditions; refusal, suspension, or revocation of dental hygienist licenses; notice of hearing, investigations, and informal conferences; disciplinary actions; hearings; appointment of a hearing officer; restoration; Administrative Review Law; revocation orders; unlicensed practice, injunctions; penalty of unlawful practice; and advertising. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5752"
citation: "Illinois HB 5752 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28998ad5-9105-4fc3-af77-8b4a24039dec"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5752&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66237&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "753f4c1c895e2695acc1e8bd1405f46e5386100f6ba4017894fc4432bb96e568"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5752 (97th) — DENTAL PRACTICE ACT

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; the Board of Dentistry; recommendations by the Board of Dentistry; qualifications of applicants for dental licenses; qualifications of applicants for dental hygienist licenses; expiration, renewal and restoration of licenses; continuing education; acts constituting the practice of dentistry; licensing applicants from other States; returned checks and penalties; refusal, revocation or suspension of dental licenses; suspension of a license if person licensed constitutes an immediate danger to the public; requirement for mental and physical examinations under certain conditions; refusal, suspension, or revocation of dental hygienist licenses; notice of hearing, investigations, and informal conferences; disciplinary actions; hearings; appointment of a hearing officer; restoration; Administrative Review Law; revocation orders; unlicensed practice, injunctions; penalty of unlawful practice; and advertising. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5752&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66237&DocNum=5752&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5752eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66237&DocNum=5752&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5752enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66237&DocNum=5752&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 005-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2012
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1013 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28998ad5-9105-4fc3-af77-8b4a24039dec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).