California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 4 — DentistryArticle 9 — Dental HygienistsSection 1954
(a) It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to perform, or hold himself or herself out as able to perform, professional services beyond the scope of his or her license and field of competence, as established by his or her education, experience, and training. This includes, but is not limited to, using an instrument or device in a manner that is not in accordance with the customary standards and practices of the dental hygiene profession.
(b) This section shall not apply to research conducted by accredited dental schools or dental hygiene schools, or to research conducted pursuant to an investigational device exemption issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Notes
Prohibits a dental-hygiene licensee from performing, or claiming ability to perform, professional services beyond the scope of the licensee’s license and competence as established by education, experience, and training, including use of devices contrary to professional standards. The prohibition does not apply to research by accredited dental or dental-hygiene schools or research under a federal investigational-device exemption.
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