Dental Practice Act: foreign dental schools.

Assembly Member Carrillo's legislation modifies California's framework for foreign dental school approval and graduate licensure, extending provisional recognition for schools approved before January 2024 while they pursue accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The bill maintains these schools' approval status until they receive a final CODA determination, provided they initiate the accreditation process by January 2026 and submit biannual progress reports.

Graduates of these provisionally approved schools who enrolled after July 2025 must fulfill a two-year full-time practice requirement within their first three years of licensure. This obligation must be completed at specified facilities, including federally qualified health centers, primary care clinics, or facilities operated by public hospitals. The Dental Board may revoke licenses for non-compliance with these practice requirements.

The legislation requires the Dental Board to compile comprehensive data on these graduates for its first sunset review report after January 2032. This analysis must include quality of care metrics, examination pass rates, disciplinary actions, and workforce distribution data such as practice locations, languages spoken, and demographic information. These reporting provisions expire on January 1, 2034.