Section 1927.  


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  • A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:

    (a) Infer, purport, advertise, or imply that he or she is in any way able to provide dental services or make any type of dental diagnosis beyond evaluating a patient's dental hygiene status, providing a dental hygiene treatment plan, and providing the associated dental hygiene services.

    (b) Hire a registered dental hygienist to provide direct patient services other than a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 350, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2012.)