2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 1645-1645.1 Article 2.6. Continuing Education

1645.  (a) Effective with the 1974 license renewal period, if the
board determines that the public health and safety would be served by
requiring all holders of licenses under this chapter to continue
their education after receiving a license, it may require, as a
condition to the renewal thereof, that they submit assurances
satisfactory to the board that they will, during the succeeding
two-year period, inform themselves of the developments in the
practice of dentistry occurring since the original issuance of their
licenses by pursuing one or more courses of study satisfactory to the
board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board.
   The board shall adopt regulations providing for the suspension of
the licenses at the end of the two-year period until compliance with
the assurances provided for in this section is accomplished.
   (b) The board may also, as a condition of license renewal, require
licentiates to successfully complete a portion of the required
continuing education hours in specific areas adopted in regulations
by the board.  The board may prescribe this mandatory coursework
within the general areas of patient care, health and safety, and law
and ethics.  The mandatory coursework prescribed by the board shall
not exceed fifteen hours per renewal period for dentists, and seven
and one-half hours per renewal period for dental auxiliaries.  Any
mandatory coursework required by the board shall be credited toward
the continuing education requirements established by the board
pursuant to subdivision (a).
1645.1.  (a) By January 1, 2006, a person who holds a registered
dental assistant license shall provide evidence of having
successfully completed board-approved courses in radiation safety and
coronal polishing.  The length and content of the courses shall be
governed by applicable board regulations.  Failure to comply with
this section shall result in automatic suspension of the license,
which shall be reinstated upon the receipt of evidence that the
licensee has successfully completed the required courses.  Completion
of the courses may be counted toward fulfillment of the continuing
education requirements governed by Section 1645.
   (b) The holder of an inactive registered dental assistant license
is only required to comply with subdivision (a) as a condition of
returning his or her license to active status.