AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.

Amend KRS 313.020, relating to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, to require general dentists for at least 3 of the 7 voting dentist members of the board; direct the nonvoting ex officio representatives of dental schools and hygiene degree programs to come from Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited programs; make the hygiene program seats rotate on a staggered, biennial basis.

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This bill would change the makeup of the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, which oversees dental licensing and professional standards in the state. It would require that at least 3 of the 7 voting dentist members on the board be general dentists, ensure that dental school and hygiene program representatives come from nationally accredited programs, and set up a rotating schedule for hygiene program seats. Who it may affect: dental professionals, dental hygienists, and dental school and hygiene program representatives serving on or interacting with the Board of Dentistry.

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