Business and Professions Code section 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 been convicted of a crime or subject to formal discipline pursuant to Section 480.

Source: Section 1628.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1628.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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