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2018 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry
ARTICLE 2.9 - Dental Restorative Materials
Section 1648.20.
Universal Citation: CA Bus & Prof Code § 1648.20 (2018)
1648.20.
(a) This article shall not apply to any surgical, endodontic, periodontic, or orthodontic dental procedure in which dental restorative materials are not used.
(b) For purposes of this article, “dental restorative materials” means any structure or device placed into a patient’s mouth with the intent that it remain there for an indefinite period beyond the completion of the dental procedure, including material used for filling cavities in, or rebuilding or repairing the organic structure of, a tooth or teeth, but excluding synthesized structures or devices intended to wholly replace an extracted tooth or teeth, such as implants.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1150, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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