Plain English Breakdown
The source text confirms the existence of five specified practice settings but does not define what they are within this excerpt.
AB-966: Rules for Foreign Dental Schools
This law extends approval for certain foreign dental schools and requires their graduates to work full time in specific settings for at least two years within the first three years of licensure.
What This Bill Does
- Extends board approval for foreign dental schools approved before January 1, 2024, until they are denied accreditation by CODA or withdraw from the process.
- Requires these schools to apply for CODA accreditation on or before January 1, 2026, and report updates to the Dental Board.
- Allows graduates of these extended-approval schools to get a license if they were enrolled in school on or after July 1, 2025.
- Requires new dentists from these schools to agree to work full time for at least 2 years within their first 3 years of licensure.
- Limits the required work locations to one of five specific practice settings defined by law.
- Orders the Dental Board to report data on these graduates in its next review after January 1, 2032.
Who It Names or Affects
- Foreign dental schools approved before January 1, 2024
- Graduates of those foreign dental schools enrolled on or after July 1, 2025
- The Dental Board of California
Terms To Know
- CODA
- Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
- Licensure
- The official permission to practice dentistry in California.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law mentions five specific practice settings but does not list them in the provided text.
- The effective date is not listed in the provided source material.
- The bill states findings about a shortage or maldistribution of dentists but provides no data on how many schools or students are involved.