Business and Professions Code section 1927

A registered dental hygienist in alternative practice shall not do any of the following:

(a)

Infer, purport, advertise, or imply that he or she is in any way able to provide dental services or make any type of dental diagnosis beyond evaluating a patient’s dental hygiene status, providing a dental hygiene treatment plan, and providing the associated dental hygiene services.

(b)

Hire a registered dental hygienist to provide direct patient services other than a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.

Source: Section 1927, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1927. (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_1927

Original Source: Section 1927, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1927. (last accessed May 12, 2025).