# What California duties fall on the dental practice owner?

Answer: Practice owners are accountable for the office systems that keep records, permits, staffing, notices, and compliance duties current. Owner duties often overlap with retention, reporting, display, and supervision obligations instead of one isolated statute. When an office closes or changes operations, the owner must shift from habit to the actual California retention and notice rules.

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Cluster: California dental law and ethics exam
Last verified: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reviewed by: Mahtab Mansour, DDS on 2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Direct answer

Practice owners are accountable for the office systems that keep records, permits, staffing, notices, and compliance duties current. Owner duties often overlap with retention, reporting, display, and supervision obligations instead of one isolated statute. When an office closes or changes operations, the owner must shift from habit to the actual California retention and notice rules.

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Source citations:
- `A5` Title 16 CCR Division 10 regulations hub. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/about_us/lawsregs/index.shtml>
- `A6` Dental Board of California — Table of Dental Auxiliary Duties Delegable by Supervising Dentist, effective 1/1/2025 (DA/OA/DSA/RDA/RDAEF; G/D/CR notation; 16 CCR §1068 posting notice). Primary. Verified 2026-07-12. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/pub_permitted_duties.pdf>
- `A11` BPC section 2290.5 telehealth consent and parity. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=2290.5.>
- `A14` Dental Board minimum standards for infection control, 16 CCR section 1005 materials. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/1005mt.pdf>
- `A15` BPC sections 1680, 1684.1, 1684.5, and related enforcement and patient-of-record provisions; BPC §§1800-1808 (dental corporations); Corporations Code §13400 et seq. (Moscone-Knox). Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/>
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- `A17` BPC section 1741 direct and general supervision definitions. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1741.>
- `A18` BPC section 1750.1 dental assistant duties. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1750.1.>
- `A19` current Board anesthesia and sedation permit framework. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/dds/permits/anesthesia_permit_dentist.shtml>
- `A20` SB 1453 alert for anesthesia and sedation changes effective 1/1/2025. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/alert_sb_1453.pdf>
- `A21` BPC section 651 advertising rules and prohibitions. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/>
- `A22` child-abuse reporting under Penal Code section 11166 and related CANRA provisions. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/>
- `A23` elder or dependent-adult reporting under WIC section 15630 and related provisions. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/>
- `A25` BPC section 1611.5 Board inspection power. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1611.5.>
- `A30` BPC section 1683.1 telehealth provider identification and disclosures. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1683.1.>
- `A31` BPC section 1683.2 complaint-waiver prohibition. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1683.2.>
- `A37` BPC section 1700 current license, permit, and registration display. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1700.>
- `A38` BPC section 1750 dental assistant definition, BSDP, and infection-control prerequisites. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1750.>
- `A41` BPC section 1701.5 fictitious name permits. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=1701.5.>
- `A44` Government Code section 12950.1 harassment-prevention training. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=12950.1.>
- `A45` CDPH Medical Waste Management Program and MWMA materials. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.cdph.ca.gov/medicalwaste>
- `A46` DTSC universal waste guidance including dental amalgam. Primary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://dtsc.ca.gov/universal-waste-fact-sheet/>
- `A54` Penal Code section 11160 reporting of assaultive or abusive injuries. Primary. Verified 2026-03-24. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=11160.>
- `A58` BPC section 680 nametag disclosure requirement for dental personnel. Primary. Verified 2026-03-24. <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&sectionNum=680.>
- `A70` 16 CCR section 1070.6 Board-approved 8-hour dental assistant infection-control course content (at least 4 hours didactic, 2 hours laboratory/preclinical, 2 hours clinical). Primary. Verified 2026-06-09. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/1070oal1.pdf>
- `A71` 16 CCR section 1044.5 minimum equipment, oxygen, suction, and emergency-drug standards for sedation and anesthesia permitted facilities. Primary. Verified 2026-06-09. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/16-CCR-1044.5>
- `A72` Proposition 65 dental-care warnings — HSC sections 25249.6 and 25249.11(b); 27 CCR sections 25607.8–25607.9 safe-harbor sign or consent-form method (OEHHA regulations compilation). Primary. Verified 2026-06-09. <https://oehha.ca.gov/sites/default/files/media/2025-04/OEHHA%20P65%20Regulations%20042025_1.pdf>
- `B3` Cal/OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, Title 8 CCR section 5193. Secondary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5193.html>
- `B4` Board office-closure practical guidance. Secondary. Verified 2026-03-23. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/newsletter_2025_11.pdf>

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