SECTIONS 1650-1657 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 1650-1657

1650. Every person who is now or hereafter licensed to practice
dentistry in this state shall register on forms prescribed by the
board, his or her place of practice with the Executive Officer of the
State Board of Dental Examiners, or, if he or she has more than one
place of practice, all of the places of practice, or, if he or she
has no place of practice, to so notify the executive officer of the
board. A person licensed by the board shall register with the
executive officer within 30 days after the date of his or her
license.

1651. Any dentist who removes his place of practice shall register
each change made by him within one month after making said change. In
the event any licensed dentist fails to notify the board of any
change in the address of his place of practice within the time
prescribed by this section, the board shall not renew such person's
license until the penalty fixed by this chapter is paid. An applicant
for renewal of a license to practice dentistry shall specify in his
application whether he has changed the address of his place of
practice, and if so, the date of such change, and the board may
accept such statement as evidence of such fact.

1653. The secretary shall issue a certificate of registration for
each licentiate hereunder and for each office registered by such
licentiate. The license and certificate may be offered as primary
evidence in all courts of the facts therein stated.

1654. Any licensed person who shall change his or her name
according to law shall, within 10 days after that change, reregister
with the executive officer of the board and the executive officer
shall make a marginal note of the former name of the licentiate.

1655. Any failure on the part of any person holding such license to
register it as directed for a period of six months after its
issuance shall ipso facto work a forfeiture of his license, and it
shall not be restored except upon the written application and payment
to the board of the fee provided for restoration of license.

1656. On and after January 1, 1985, every dentist licensed to
practice dentistry in the state and any person working in a dentist's
office who operates dental radiographic equipment shall meet at
least one of the following requirements:
(a) Pass a course, approved by the board, in radiation safety
which includes theory and clinical application in radiographic
technique. The board shall require the courses to be taught by
persons qualified in radiographic technique and shall adopt
regulations specifying the qualifications for course instructors.
(b) Have passed a radiation safety examination conducted by the
board prior to January 1, 1985.

1657. (a) A licensed dentist may operate one mobile dental clinic
or unit registered as a dental office or facility. The mobile dental
clinic or unit shall be registered and operated in accordance with
regulations established by the board, provided these regulations are
not designed to prevent or lessen competition in service areas. A
mobile dental clinic or unit registered and operated in accordance
with the board's regulations and that has paid the fees established
by the board, including a mobile dental unit registered for the
purpose specified in subdivision (d), shall otherwise be exempted
from this article and Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 1658).
(b) A mobile service unit, as defined in subdivision (b) of
Section 1765.105 of the Health and Safety Code, and a mobile unit
operated by an entity that is exempt from licensure pursuant to
subdivision (b), (c), or (h) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety
Code, are exempt from this article and Article 3.5 (commencing with
Section 1658). Notwithstanding this exemption, the owner or operator
of the mobile unit shall notify the board within 60 days of the date
on which dental services are first delivered in the mobile unit, or
the date on which the mobile unit's application pursuant to Section
1765.130 of the Health and Safety Code is approved, whichever is
earlier.
(c) A licensee practicing in a mobile unit described in
subdivision (b) is not subject to subdivision (a) as to that mobile
unit.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 1625, a licensed dentist shall be
permitted to operate a mobile dental unit provided by his or her
property and casualty insurer as a temporary substitute site for the
practice registered by him or her pursuant to Section 1650 as long as
both of the following apply:
(1) The licensed dentist's registered place of practice has been
rendered and remains unusable due to loss or calamity.
(2) The licensee's insurer registers the unit with the board in
compliance with subdivision (a).