§ 1956 Dental Hygiene Treatment Standards

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Dentists and dental hygienists must not do bad or unnecessary work on purpose.
•They can't make rules that stop people from getting the dental care they really need.
•If they keep making mistakes or do really careless work, it's against the rules.

Example

A dentist keeps telling patients they need expensive treatments, even when their teeth are fine.

This is against the law because the dentist is doing unnecessary work just to make more money, which is not allowed.

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§ 1956 Dental Hygiene Treatment Standards

It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to require, either directly or through an office policy, or knowingly permit the delivery of dental hygiene care that discourages necessary treatment, or permits clearly excessive, incompetent, unnecessary, or grossly negligent treatment, or repeated negligent acts, as determined by the standard of practice in the community. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 31, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2009. Operative July 1, 2009, by Sec. 55 of Ch. 31.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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unprofessional conduct dental hygiene care standard of practice in the community

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 1956.

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