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California Legislation Seeks to Attract More Assistants by Reducing Requirements

By Kristen Pratt Machado On Feb 19, 2023

New legislation sponsored by the California Dental Association seeks to bolster the dental assisting workforce by lowering the requirements. The bill AB 481 is still undergoing review. The most significant changes the bill will introduce are:

Reduce the required 15 months of on-the-job training to 800 supervised hours
Eliminate the exam portion of the orthodontic assistant permit
Enable dental assistants who relocate to California to apply for registered dental assistant licensure upon meeting certain specifications

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Kristen Pratt Machado

Kristen Pratt Machado is executive editor for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene and Decisions in Dentistry and director of publishing operations for Belmont Publications, Inc. She has been with Belmont Publications since its inception in 2002.

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