California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 4 — DentistryArticle 9 — Dental HygienistsSection 1953
(a) A registered dental hygienist, registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienist in extended functions who performs a service on a patient in a dental office shall identify himself or herself in the patient record by signing his or her name or identification number and initials next to the service performed, and shall date those treatment entries in the record.
(b) A repeated violation of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Notes
Requires registered dental hygienists, alternative-practice hygienists, and extended-functions hygienists who provide a service in a dental office to identify themselves in the patient record by signature or identification number and initials next to the service and to date the treatment entry. Repeated violation of this record-identification requirement constitutes unprofessional conduct.
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