1625.  Dentistry is the diagnosis or treatment, by surgery or other
method, of diseases and lesions and the correction of malpositions of
the human teeth, alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated
structures; and such diagnosis or treatment may include all necessary
related procedures as well as the use of drugs, anesthetic agents,
and physical evaluation.  Without limiting the foregoing, a person
practices dentistry within the meaning of this chapter who does any
one or more of the following:
   (a) By card, circular, pamphlet, newspaper or in any other way
advertises himself or represents himself to be a dentist.
   (b) Performs, or offers to perform, an operation or diagnosis of
any kind, or treats diseases or lesions of the human teeth, alveolar
process, gums, jaws, or associated structures, or corrects malposed
positions thereof.
   (c) In any way indicates that he will perform by himself or his
agents or servants any operation upon the human teeth, alveolar
process, gums, jaws, or associated structures, or in any way
indicates that he will construct, alter, repair, or sell any bridge,
crown, denture or other prosthetic appliance or orthodontic
appliance.
   (d) Makes, or offers to make, an examination of, with the intent
to perform or cause to be performed any operation on the human teeth,
alveolar process, gums, jaws, or associated structures.
   (e) Manages or conducts as manager, proprietor, conductor, lessor,
or otherwise, a place where dental operations are performed.



1626.  It is unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of
dentistry in the state, either privately or as an employee of a
governmental agency or political subdivision, unless the person has a
valid, unexpired license or special permit from the board.
   The following practices, acts and operations, however, are exempt
from the operation of this chapter:
   (a) The practice of oral surgery by a physician and surgeon
licensed under the Medical Practice Act.
   (b) The operations by bona fide students of dentistry or dental
hygiene in the clinical departments or the laboratory of a reputable
dental college approved by the Board of Dental Examiners, including
operations by unlicensed students while engaged in dental extension
programs which have been approved by a school of dentistry, and
approved by the Board of Dental Examiners, and which are offered by
the educational institution comprising the approved school of
dentistry, and which are under the general programmatic and academic
supervision of that school of dentistry.
   (c) The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other states
or countries while appearing and operating as bona fide clinicians
or instructors in dental colleges approved by the Board of Dental
Examiners.
   (d) The practice of dentistry by licensed dentists of other states
or countries in conducting or making a clinical demonstration before
any bona fide dental or medical society, association or convention;
provided, however, the consent of the Board of Dental Examiners to
the making and conducting of the clinical demonstration must be first
had and obtained.
   (e) The construction, making, verification of shade taking,
alteration or repairing of bridges, crowns, dentures, or other
prosthetic appliances, or orthodontic appliances, when the casts or
impressions for this work have been made or taken by a licensed
dentist, but a written authorization signed by a licensed dentist
shall accompany the order for the work or it shall be performed in
the office of a licensed dentist under his or her supervision.  The
burden of proving written authorization or direct supervision is upon
the person charged with the violation of this chapter.
   It is unlawful for any person acting under the exemption of this
subdivision (e) to represent or hold out to the public in any manner
that he or she will perform or render any of the services exempted by
this subdivision that are rendered or performed under the provisions
of this chapter by a licensed dentist, including the construction,
making, alteration or repairing of dental prosthetic or orthodontic
appliances.
   (f) The manufacture or sale of wholesale dental supplies.
   (g) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene by applicants
during a licensing examination conducted in this state by the
licensing agency of another state which does not have a dental
school; provided, however, that the consent of the board to the
conducting of the examination shall first have been obtained and that
the examination shall be conducted in a dental college accredited by
the board.
   (h) The practice by personnel of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard,
or Navy or employees of the United States Public Health Service,
Veterans' Administration, or Bureau of Indian Affairs when engaged in
the discharge of official duties.


1626.5.  (a) A licensed dentist, or group of dentists, or dental
corporation shall not share in any fee charged by a person for
performing acupuncture or receive anything of value from or on behalf
of such acupuncturist for any referral or diagnosis.
   (b) A licensed dentist shall not employ more than one person to
perform acupuncture services.
   (c) A group of dentists or a dental corporation shall not employ
more than one person to perform acupuncture services for every 20
dentists in such group or corporation.



1626.5.  In addition to the exemptions set forth in Section 1626,
the operations by bona fide students of registered dental assisting,
registered dental assisting in extended functions, and registered
dental hygiene in extended functions in the clinical departments or
the laboratory of an educational program or school approved by the
board, including operations by unlicensed students while engaged in
clinical externship programs that have been approved by an approved
educational program or school, and that are under the general
programmatic and academic supervision of that educational program or
school, are exempt from the operation of this chapter.



1627.  The license of any dentist, existing at the time of the
passage of this chapter, shall continue in force until it expires or
is forfeited in the manner provided by this chapter.



1627.5.  No person licensed under this chapter, who in good faith
renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency occurring outside
the place of that person's practice, or who, upon the request of
another person so licensed, renders emergency care to a person for a
complication arising from prior care of another person so licensed,
shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or
omissions by that person in rendering the emergency care.



1627.7.  (a) A dentist shall not be liable for damages for injury or
death caused in an emergency situation occurring in the dentist's
office or in a hospital on account of a failure to inform a patient
of the possible consequences of a dental procedure where the failure
to inform is caused by any of the following:
   (1) The patient was unconscious.
   (2) The dental procedure was undertaken without the consent of the
patient because the dentist reasonably believed that a dental
procedure should be undertaken immediately and that there was
insufficient time to fully inform the patient.
   (3) A dental procedure was performed on a person legally incapable
of giving consent, and the dentist reasonably believed that a dental
procedure should be undertaken immediately and that there was
insufficient time to obtain the informed consent of a person
authorized to give such consent for the patient.
   (b) This section is applicable only to actions for damages for
injuries or death arising because of a dentist's failure to inform,
and not to actions for such damages arising because of a dentist's
negligence in rendering or failing to render treatment.
   (c) As used in this section:
   (1) "Dentist" means a person licensed as a dentist pursuant to
this chapter.
   (2) "Emergency situation occurring in a hospital" means a
situation occurring in a hospital, whether or not it occurs in an
emergency room, requiring immediate services for alleviation of
severe pain or immediate diagnosis and treatment of unforeseeable
dental conditions, which, if not immediately diagnosed and treated,
would lead to serious disability or death.
   (3) "Hospital" means a licensed general acute care hospital as
defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety
Code.
   (4) "Emergency situation occurring in the dentist's office" means
a situation occurring in an office, other than a hospital, used by
the dentist for the examination or treatment of patients, requiring
immediate services for alleviation of severe pain, or immediate
diagnosis and treatment of unforeseeable dental conditions, which, if
not immediately diagnosed and treated, would lead to serious
disability or death.


1628.  Any person over 18 years of age is eligible to take an
examination before the board upon making application therefor and
meeting all of the following requirements:
   (a) Paying the fee for applicants for examination provided by this
chapter.
   (b) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a
reputable dental college, which shall have been approved by the
board; provided, also, that applicants furnishing evidence of having
graduated after 1921 shall also present satisfactory evidence of
having completed at dental school or schools the full number of
academic years of undergraduate courses required for graduation.
   (c) Furnishing the satisfactory evidence of financial
responsibility or liability insurance for injuries sustained or
claimed to be sustained by a dental patient in the course of the
examination as a result of the applicant's actions.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2004, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2004, deletes or extends
that date.


1628.  Any person over 18 years of age is eligible to take an
examination before the board upon making application therefor and
meeting all of the following requirements:
   (a) Paying the fee for applicants for examination provided by this
chapter.
   (b) Furnishing satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a
reputable dental college, which shall have been approved by the
board; provided, also, that applicants furnishing evidence of having
graduated after 1921 shall also present satisfactory evidence of
having completed at dental school or schools the full number of
academic years of undergraduate courses required for graduation.
   (c) Furnishing the satisfactory evidence of financial
responsibility or liability insurance for injuries sustained or
claimed to be sustained by a dental patient in the course of the
examination as a result of the applicant's actions.
   (d) If the applicant has been issued a degree of doctor of dental
medicine or doctor of dental surgery by a foreign dental school, he
or she shall furnish all of the following documentary evidence to the
board:
   (1) That he or she has completed in a dental school or schools
approved by the board pursuant to Section 1636.4, a resident course
of professional instruction in dentistry for the full number of
academic years of undergraduate courses required for graduation.
   (2) Subsequent thereto, he or she has been issued by the approved
dental school, a dental diploma or a dental degree, as evidence of
the completion of the course of dental instruction required for
graduation.
   (e) Any applicant, who has been issued a dental diploma from a
foreign dental school, which has not been approved by the board
pursuant to Section 1636.4 at the time of his or her graduation from
the school, shall not be eligible for examination until the applicant
has successfully completed a minimum of two academic years of
education at a dental college approved by the board pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 1024) of Chapter 2 of Division 10
of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.  This subdivision
shall not apply to applicants who have successfully completed the
requirements of Section 1636 on or before December 31, 2002.
   (f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2004.



1628.5.  The board may deny an application to take an examination
for licensure as a dentist or dental auxiliary or an application for
registration as a dental corporation, or, at any time prior to
licensure, the board may deny the issuance of a license to an
applicant for licensure as a dentist or dental auxiliary, if the
applicant has done any of the following:
   (a) Committed any act which would be grounds for the suspension or
revocation of a license issued pursuant to this code.
   (b) Committed any act or been convicted of a crime constituting
grounds for denial of licensure or registration under Section 480.
   (c) While unlicensed, committed, or aided and abetted the
commission of, any act for which a license is required by this
chapter.
   (d) Suspension or revocation of a license issued by another state
or territory on grounds which would constitute a basis for suspension
or revocation of licensure in this state.
   The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in
accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall
have all the powers granted therein.



1628.7.  (a) The board may, upon an applicant's successful
completion of the board examination, in its sole discretion, issue a
probationary license to an applicant for licensure as a dentist or
dental auxiliary.  The board may require, as a term or condition of
issuing the probationary license, the applicant to do any of the
following, including, but not limited to:
   (1) Successfully complete a professional competency examination.
   (2) Submit to a medical or psychological evaluation.
   (3) Submit to continuing medical or psychological treatment.
   (4) Abstain from the use of alcohol or drugs.
   (5) Submit to random fluid testing for alcohol or controlled
substance abuse.
   (6) Submit to continuing participation in a board approved
rehabilitation program.
   (7) Restrict the type or circumstances of practice.
   (8) Submit to continuing education and coursework.
   (9) Comply with requirements regarding notification to employer
and changes of employment.
   (10) Comply with probation monitoring.
   (11) Comply with all laws and regulations governing the practice
of dentistry.
   (12) Limit practice to a supervised structured environment in
which the licensee's activities shall be supervised by another
dentist.
   (13) Submit to total or partial restrictions on drug prescribing
privileges.
   (b) The probation shall be for three years and the licensee may
petition the board for early termination, or modification of a
condition of, the probation in accordance with subdivision (b) of
Section 1686.
   (c) The proceeding under this section shall be conducted in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and
the board shall have all the powers granted therein.



1629.  (a) Any member of the board may inquire of any applicant for
examination concerning his or her qualifications or experience and
may take testimony of anyone in regard thereto, under oath, which he
or she is hereby empowered to administer.
   (b) Each applicant for licensure under this chapter shall furnish
fingerprint cards for submission to state and federal criminal
justice agencies, including, but not limited to, the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, in order to establish the identity of the applicant
and in order to determine whether the applicant has a record of any
criminal convictions in this state or in any other jurisdiction,
including foreign countries.  The information obtained as a result of
the fingerprinting of the applicant shall be used in accordance with
Section 11105 of the Penal Code, and to determine whether the
applicant is subject to denial of licensure pursuant to Division 1.5
(commencing with Section 475) or Section 1628.5.




1630.  The examination by the board of applicants for a license to
practice dentistry in this State shall be sufficiently thorough to
test the fitness of the applicant to practice dentistry, and both
questions and answers shall be written in the English language.




1631.  The subjects in which the applicant shall be examined shall
be those subjects as the board may from time to time prescribe.
However, the subjects of examination shall be selected in accordance
with the trend of dental education in California as that trend is
determined, from time to time by the curricula of the dental colleges
in California approved by the Board of Dental Examiners, and no
examination shall be given on any subject which is not then, at the
time of the determination, being currently taught in those approved
dental colleges.  In the event of any changes in the list of
examination subjects, all approved dental schools in the United
States shall be notified, by the executive officer of the board, at
least two years in advance of the effective date of any change or
changes in subjects.  Each applicant, at the time of filing of
application to take any examination hereunder, shall be given a list
of the subjects of the examination for which he or she is making
application.


1632.  Each applicant shall give clinical demonstrations of his or
her skill in operative dentistry, prosthetic dentistry, and diagnosis
and treatment in periodontics.  The applicant shall also give
written demonstrations of his or her judgment in diagnosis-treatment
planning, prosthetic dentistry, and endodontics.  The examination may
include an examination in California law and ethics.



1632.5.  Notwithstanding Section 135, on and after January 1, 1993,
an applicant who fails to pass the examination required by Section
1632 after three attempts shall not be eligible for further
reexamination until the applicant has successfully completed a
minimum of 50 hours of education for each subject which the applicant
failed in the applicant's last unsuccessful examination.  The
coursework shall be taken at a dental school approved by either the
Commission on Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization
approved by the board, and shall be completed within a period of one
year from the date of notification of the applicant's third failure.
The coursework shall be required once for every three unsuccessful
examination attempts.  When the applicant applies for reexamination,
he or she shall furnish proof satisfactory to the board that he or
she has successfully completed the requirements of this section.



1633.  When an applicant for a license has received a grading of 85
percent or above in any given subject, he or she shall be exempt from
reexamination on that subject in subsequent examinations before the
board within two years after the examination on which the applicant
received the exemption.
   In December 1987, the board shall arrange for an independent,
objective evaluation to be performed regarding the dental licensure
examination, the costs of which shall be paid for by the board.
   The evaluation report shall be addressed to the Legislature and
shall include at least the following items:
   (a) A complete description of the board's grading policies and
examination scoring procedures used for the years 1984 to 1987,
inclusive.
   (b) Using standard methods of test validation, an analysis of the
degree to which the new licensure examination, established in 1984 by
the board, is an improvement over the previous examination used by
the board in 1982 and 1983.
   (c) A statistical distribution of the percentage of candidates'
scores in the different scoring categories used by the board from
1981 to 1987, inclusive, to grade the performance of candidates on
the examination.
   (d) A statistical comparison of the final scores and scores for
each section of the examination for candidates taking the licensure
examination for the years 1981 to 1987, inclusive.
   (e) An analysis of the statistical validity and reliability of the
licensure examination, and of the appropriateness of the scoring
procedures and grading policies used by the board.
   (f) A statistical analysis of the relationship, if any, between
the candidates' final scores and section scores and the candidates'
age, sex, ethnicity, and educational background for the years 1981 to
1987, inclusive.


1633.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
board shall require each applicant to successfully complete the
National Board of Dental Examiners' written examination.  Successful
passage of the National Board of Dental Examiners' written
examination shall satisfy the Section 1632 requirement for a written
demonstration of judgment in dental diagnosis and treatment planning.



1634.  A person successfully passing the examination shall be
registered as a licensed dentist on the board register, as provided
in Section 1612, and shall be granted by the board a license to
practice dentistry in the State of California.




1635.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 1634, the board may grant a
license to practice dentistry to an applicant who has not taken an
examination before the board, if the applicant submits all of the
following to the board:
   (1) A completed application form and all fees required by the
board.
   (2) Proof of a current license issued by another state to practice
dentistry that is not revoked or suspended or otherwise restricted.

   (3) Proof that the applicant has been in clinical practice, or has
been a full-time faculty member in an accredited dental education
program, for a minimum of 1,000 hours per year for at least five
years preceding the date of his or her application under this
section.  The clinical practice requirement shall be deemed met if
documentation of any of the following is submitted:
   (A) The applicant may receive credit for two of the five years of
clinical practice by demonstrating completion of a residency training
program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on
Dental Accreditation, including, but not limited to, a general
practice residency, an advanced education in general dentistry
program, or a training program in a specialty recognized by the
American Dental Association.
   (B) If an applicant provides proof of at least two years of
clinical practice or receives two years of credit as defined in
subparagraph (A), he or she may commit to completing the remainder of
the five-year requirement by filing with the board a copy of a
pending contract to practice dentistry full time in a primary care
clinic licensed under subdivision (a) of Section 1204 of the Health
and Safety Code or in a primary care clinic exempt from licensure
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety
Code, or in a clinic owned or operated by a public hospital or health
system, or a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains
the primary contract with a county government to fill the county's
role under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.  The
board may periodically request verification of compliance with these
requirements, and may revoke the license upon a finding that the
employment requirement, or any other requirement of this
subparagraph, has not been met.
   (C) If an applicant provides proof of at least two years of
clinical practice or receives two years of credit as defined in
subparagraph (A), he or she may commit to completing the remainder of
the five-year requirement by filing with the board a copy of a
pending contract to teach or practice dentistry full time in an
accredited dental education program as approved by the Dental Board
of California.  The board may periodically request verification of
compliance with these requirements, and may revoke the license upon a
finding that the employment requirement, or any other requirement of
this subparagraph, has not been met.
   (4) Proof that the applicant has not been subject to disciplinary
action by any state in which he or she is or has been previously
licensed to practice dentistry.  If the applicant has been subject to
disciplinary action, the board shall review that action to determine
if it warrants refusal to issue a license to the applicant.
   (5) A signed release allowing the disclosure of information from
the National Practitioner Data Bank and the verification of
registration status with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
  The board shall review this information to determine if it warrants
refusal to issue a license to the applicant.
   (6) Proof that the applicant has not failed the examination for
licensure to practice dentistry under this chapter within five years
prior to the date of his or her application for a license under this
section.
   (7) Documentation of 50 units of continuing education completed
within two years of the date of his or her application under this
section.  The continuing education shall include the mandatory
coursework prescribed by the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 1645.
   (8) Any other information as specified by the board to the extent
it is required of applicants for licensure by examination under this
article.
   (b) The board shall provide in the application packet to each
out-of-state dentist pursuant to this section the following
information:
   (1) The location of dental manpower shortage areas that exist in
the state.
   (2) Those not-for-profit clinics and public hospitals seeking to
contract with licensees for dental services.
   (c) (1) The board shall review the impact of this section on the
availability of dentists in California and report to the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2005.
The report shall include a separate section providing data specific
to those dentists who intend to fulfill the alternative clinical
practice requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a).  The report shall include, but not be limited to,
all of the following:
   (A) The total number of applicants from other states who have
sought licensure.
   (B) The number of dentists from other states licensed pursuant to
this section, as well as the number of licenses not granted and the
reasons why each license was not granted.
   (C) The location of the practice of dentists licensed pursuant to
this section.
   (D) The number of dentists licensed pursuant to this section who
establish a practice in a rural area or in an area designated as
having a shortage of practicing dentists or no dentists at all.
   (E) The length of time dentists licensed pursuant to this section
maintained their practice in the reported location.  This information
shall be reported separately for dentists described in subparagraphs
(C) and (D).
   (2) In identifying a dentist's location of practice, the board
shall use Medical Service Study Areas or other appropriate geographic
descriptions for regions of the state.
   (3) If appropriate, the board may report the information required
by paragraph (1) separately for primary care dentists and
specialists.
   (d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2002.



1636.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1628, a person
who has been issued a degree of doctor of dental medicine or doctor
of dental surgery by a foreign dental school shall be eligible for
examination as provided in this section upon complying with
subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 1628 and furnishing all of the
following documentary evidence satisfactory to the board, that:
   (1) He or she has completed in a dental school or schools a
resident course of professional instruction in dentistry for the full
number of academic years of undergraduate courses required for
graduation.
   (2) Subsequent thereto, he or she has been issued by the dental
school, a dental diploma or a dental degree, as evidence of the
completion of the course of dental instruction required for
graduation.
   (b) An applicant who is a graduate of a foreign dental school
accredited by a body which has a reciprocal accreditation agreement
with any commission or accreditation agency whose findings are
accepted by the board shall be exempt from the qualifying examination
provided for in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).
   (c) Examination by the board of a foreign-trained dental applicant
shall be a progressive examination given in the following sequence:

   (1) Examination in writing which shall be comprehensive and
sufficiently thorough to test the knowledge, skill, and competence of
the applicant to practice dentistry, and both questions and answers
shall be written in the English language.
   The written examination may be the National Board of Dental
Examiners' examination or other examination, but in no event shall
the examination given to foreign-trained applicants be a different
examination than that given to applicants who have met the
requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 1628.  A foreign-trained
applicant who passes the written examination shall be permanently
exempt from retaking the examination.
   Those applicants who have passed the California written
examination are permanently exempt from retaking any written
examination, except any examination required for continuing education
purposes.
   (2) Demonstration of the applicant's skill in restorative
technique.  An applicant who obtains an overall average grade of 75
percent in the restorative technique examination and a grade of 75
percent or more in two of the three subsections shall be deemed to
have passed the examination.  However, an applicant who obtains a
grade of 85 percent in any subsection of the examination is exempt
from retaking the subsection for two years following the date of the
examination in which a grade of 85 percent was obtained.  Every
applicant who passes the entire restorative technique examination is
permanently exempt from retaking the examination.
   (d) An applicant who has successfully completed the written
examination and the restorative technique examination shall be
eligible to take and shall pass the examinations in
diagnosis-treatment planning, prosthetic dentistry, diagnosis and
treatment of periodontics, and operative dentistry in the identical
manner in which the examinations are taken by and administered to
other dental applicants.  Exemptions in the examinations shall be
applied to foreign-trained applicants in the same manner as they are
applied to other dental applicants.
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2004, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2004, deletes or extends
that date.



1636.4.  (a) The Legislature recognizes the need to ensure that
graduates of foreign dental schools who have received an education
that is equivalent to that of accredited institutions in the United
States and that adequately prepares their students for the practice
of dentistry shall be subject to the same licensure requirements as
graduates of approved dental schools or colleges.  It is the purpose
of this section to provide for the evaluation of foreign dental
schools and the approval of those foreign dental schools that provide
an education that is equivalent to that of similar accredited
institutions in the United States and that adequately prepare their
students for the practice of dentistry.
   (b) The board shall be responsible for the approval of foreign
dental schools based on standards established pursuant to subdivision
(d).  The board may contract with outside consultants or a national
professional organization to survey and evaluate foreign dental
schools.  The consultant or organization shall report to the board
regarding its findings in the survey and evaluation.
   (c) The board shall establish a technical advisory group to review
and comment upon the survey and evaluation of a foreign dental
school contracted for pursuant to subdivision (b), prior to any final
action by the board regarding certification of the foreign dental
school.  The technical advisory group shall be selected by the board
and shall consist of four dentists, two of whom shall be selected
from a list of five recognized United States dental educators
recommended by the foreign school seeking approval.  None of the
members of the technical advisory group shall be affiliated with the
school seeking certification.
   (d) Any foreign dental school that wishes to be approved pursuant
to this section shall make application to the board for this
approval, which shall be based upon a finding that the educational
program of the foreign dental school is equivalent to that of similar
accredited institutions in the United States and adequately prepares
its students for the practice of dentistry.  Curriculum, faculty
qualifications, student attendance, plant and facilities, and other
relevant factors shall be reviewed and evaluated.  The board, with
the cooperation of the technical advisory group, shall identify by
rule the standards and review procedures and methodology to be used
in the approval process consistent with this subdivision.  The board
shall not grant approval if deficiencies found are of such magnitude
as to prevent the students in the school from receiving an
educational base suitable for the practice of dentistry.
   (e) Periodic surveys and evaluations of all approved schools shall
be made to ensure continued compliance with this section.  Approval
shall include provisional and full approval.  The provisional form of
approval shall be for a period determined by the board, not to
exceed three years, and shall be granted to an institution, in
accordance with rules established by the board, to provide reasonable
time for the school seeking permanent approval to overcome
deficiencies found by the board.  Prior to the expiration of a
provisional approval and before the full approval is granted, the
school shall be required to submit evidence that deficiencies noted
at the time of initial application have been remedied.  A school
granted full approval shall provide evidence of continued compliance
with this section.  In the event that the board denies approval or
reapproval, the board shall give the school a specific listing of the
deficiencies that caused the denial and the requirements for
remedying the deficiencies, and shall permit the school, upon
request, to demonstrate by satisfactory evidence, within 90 days,
that it has remedied the deficiencies listed by the board.
   (f) A school shall pay a registration fee established by rule of
the board, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), at the time
of application for approval and shall pay all reasonable costs and
expenses the board incurs for the conduct of the approval survey.
   (g) The board shall renew approval upon receipt of a renewal
application, accompanied by a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500).  Each fully approved institution shall submit a renewal
application every seven years.  Any approval that is not renewed
shall automatically expire.



1636.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 135, on and after January 1,
1993, an applicant who fails to pass the examination required by
paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1636 after four attempts
shall not be eligible for further reexamination until the applicant
has successfully completed a minimum of two academic years of
education at a dental school approved by either the Commission on
Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the
board.  When the applicant applies for reexamination, he or she shall
furnish proof satisfactory to the board that he or she has
successfully completed the requirements of this subdivision.
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2004, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which is enacted before January 1, 2004, deletes or extends
that date.


1636.6.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to
assure that the people of California receive the highest quality of
dental care, dentists graduating from dental schools outside of the
United States who apply for licensure in California must possess the
same training and skills as applicants from schools that have been
approved by the board.  The Legislature further finds and declares
that the current process for ensuring the adequacy of training of
these applicants is deficient, that high numbers of foreign dental
graduates are failing the restorative technique examination required
in Section 1636, and that there are numerous repeat failures.  The
Legislature further finds and declares that while current law
requires that a foreign dental graduate who fails the restorative
technique examination is required to take a minimum of two years of
additional training from a dental school approved by the board, only
three of the five dental schools operating in California offer a
two-year course of study for graduates of foreign dental schools.
   Therefore, the Legislature hereby urges all dental schools in this
state to provide in their curriculum a two-year course of study that
may be utilized by graduates of foreign dental schools to attain the
prerequisites for licensure in California.