SECTIONS 1648.10-1648.20 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 1648.10-1648.20

1648.10. (a) The Board of Dental Examiners of California shall
develop and distribute a fact sheet describing and comparing the
risks and efficacy of the various types of dental restorative
materials that may be used to repair a dental patient's oral
condition or defect. The fact sheet shall include:
(1) A description of the groups of materials that are available to
the profession for restoration of an oral condition or defect.
(2) A comparison of the relative benefits and detriments of each
group of materials.
(3) A comparison of the cost considerations associated with each
group of materials.
(4) A reference to encourage discussion between patient and
dentist regarding materials and to inform the patient of his or her
options.
(b) The fact sheet shall be made available by the Board of Dental
Examiners of California to all licensed dentists.
(c) The Board of Dental Examiners of California shall update the
fact sheet described in subdivision (a) as determined necessary by
the board.

1648.15. The fact sheet set forth by Section 1648.10 shall be
provided by a dentist to every new patient and to patients of record
prior to the performance of dental restoration work. The dentist
needs to provide the fact sheet to each patient only once pursuant to
the previous requirements of this section. An acknowledgment of the
receipt of the fact sheet by the patient shall be signed by the
patient and a copy of it shall be placed in the patient's dental
record. If updates to the fact sheet are made by the board, the
updated fact sheet shall be given to patients in the manner provided
above. A dentist shall also provide the fact sheet to the patient
upon request.

1648.20. (a) This article shall not apply to any surgical,
endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic dental procedure in which
dental restorative materials are not used.
(b) For purposes of this article, "dental restorative materials"
means any structure or device placed into a patient's mouth with the
intent that it remain there for an indefinite period beyond the
completion of the dental procedure, including material used for
filling cavities in, or rebuilding or repairing the organic structure
of, a tooth or teeth, but excluding synthesized structures or
devices intended to wholly replace an extracted tooth or teeth, such
as implants.