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AB-2820 Dentists: unprofessional conduct.(1993-1994)

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Assembly Bill No. 2820
CHAPTER 365

An act to add Section 1684 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to dentistry.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  August 29, 1994. Approved by Governor  August 26, 1994. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2820, Knight. Dentists: unprofessional conduct.
Existing law prohibits the practice of dentistry without a license issued by the Board of Dental Examiners of California. Under existing law, the board may take disciplinary action against a licensed dentist for unprofessional conduct. Existing law enumerates the acts that constitute unprofessional conduct for dentists.
This bill would provide that it is unprofessional conduct for a licensed dentist to perform, or to hold himself or herself out as able to perform, services beyond the scope of his or her license or competency. This bill would exempt certain research from this provision.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1684 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

1684.
 In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to perform, or hold himself or herself out as able to perform, professional services beyond the scope of his or her license and field or fields of competence as established by his or her education, experience, training, or any combination thereof. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of any instrument or device in a manner that is not in accordance with the customary standards and practices of the dental profession.
This section shall not apply to research conducted by accredited dental schools or colleges, or to research conducted pursuant to an investigational device exemption issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration.