Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the student's final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program. Existing law imposes various requirements on the practice of final year students at a sponsored event, including that they perform only those procedures for which they are credentialed or are permitted to perform in a school setting, as specified.
California AB 936 (20232024) — Dentistry: exemptions.
Existing law, the Dental Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of dentists and dental assistants by the Dental Board of California. Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry by any person without a valid license, except in certain circumstances, including a final year student, as defined, practicing dentistry at a sponsored event, without compensation or expectation of compensation and under the supervision of a licensed dentist with a clinical faculty appointment, if specified conditions are met. Existing law defines a final year student, for this purpose, to mean a student of dentistry in the student's final year of completion at a dental school approved by the board, including a student enrolled in an advanced dental program. Existing law imposes various requirements on the practice of final year students at a sponsored event, including that they perform only those procedures for which they are credentialed or are permitted to perform in a school setting, as specified.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wood — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2023-02-23 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-04-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2023-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 10). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-05-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-18 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1600.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-18 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-31 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D. referral-committee
2023-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-06-26 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2367.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-05 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2023-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 550, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8352ffcf-9144-484e-8b38-367d408ca7ad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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