This checklist provides an overview of what dental practices need to do to comply with the Dental Board, occupational safety, employment, environmental, radiation safety, patient privacy, information security, and general business requirements.
Summarizes allowed duties and educational requirements for all dental assisting categories. Includes new requirements effective Jan. 1, 2025 and July 1, 2025.
The rule sets standards to protect patient information in electronic form. A covered entity must implement or address more than 30 administrative, physical and technical standards summarized here.
Regulatory Compliance Manual
This manual provides sample written plans and forms to assist a dental practice in Cal/OSHA compliance. It also has information on waste management.
CURES and Opioid Pain Management
CDA continues to promote best practices and compliance with state and federal laws regarding opioid pain management.
Resource Library
Access an online library of downloadable articles, guides, templates, checklists and forms.
Regulatory Compliance News
Musculoskeletal orofacial pain: Diagnostic, management challenges discussed in CDA Journal collection
“Do we need another term to describe temporomandibular joint disorders?” asks Sujay A. J. Mehta, DMD, MPH, in his introduction...
Updates to Dental Practice Act explained in virtual membership meeting
Members in attendance asked about and received clarification on licensure of temporary employees, timing of infection control and X-ray courses, permits needed for nitrous oxide, whether assistants should be paid to take additional coursework and other issues.
8-hour infection control virtual course option for unlicensed dental assistants delayed
CDA provides guidance for dentist-employers who must ensure their unlicensed dental assistants complete the dental board-approved eight hour infection control course per the new timeline.