California Dental Practice Act

  A mandatory two-hour course required by the Dental Board of California for all dental licensees seeking renewal of their license. This course will cover acts that are in violation of the Dental Practice Act including utilization and scope of practice for auxiliaries, scope of practice for dentistry, laws governing the prescribing of drugs, citations, fines, revocation, suspension and license renewal regulations and supporting regulations. You will receive two continuing education units in Infection Control upon completion of this course.

Section 01 (RCED 949K-01) -

Date: Friday, December 4th 2009, 8:30am-10:30am
Continuing Education Building, Room 107
Instructor: Jeannie Pittman
Fee: $40

Who should enroll?

All California dental licensees, dentists, RDAs, and RDHs.

Topics include:

• Scope of Practice
• Requirements for Licence Renewal
• Use of Auxiliaries and their duties in a dental practice
• Prescribing of Drugs
• New Narcotic Requirements effective July 1, 2004 through January 1, 2005
• Violations of the Dental Practice Act and much more

Instructor Biography:

Ms. Pittman is an approved trainer by the United States Department of Labor to instruct up to 30 continuing education hours in the GISO CFR 29, throughout the country. Ms. Pittman offers courses in Basic-Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals and first aid and CPR for the layperson. She is an instructor with the Emergency Care and Safety Institute and has taught at multiple venues throughout Northern California over the last seven years. She is also an approved continuing education provider for the Dental Board of California and has her certificate training in Incident Command Systems (ICS). She is the CEO and trainer of Sierra Office Safety.