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Which rules govern infection control in a California dental office?
Use the Board minimum standards as the dental-specific baseline. Layer Cal/OSHA bloodborne-pathogens duties on top when the facts involve exposure control, training, or workplace systems. Waste handling and exposure controls are compliance-system questions, not just chairside technique questions.
- Last verified
- 2026-06-09
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- Mahtab Mansour, DDS, 2026-04-25
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Query patterns
- Which rules govern infection control in a California dental office?
- Infection-control framework
- California infection-control framework for dental offices, including Board and Cal/OSHA layers.
- Infection-control framework California dental law and ethics
Source citations
- A14 Dental Board minimum standards for infection control, 16 CCR section 1005 materials (dbc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- B3 Cal/OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, Title 8 CCR section 5193 (dir.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A45 CDPH Medical Waste Management Program and MWMA materials (cdph.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
- A46 DTSC universal waste guidance including dental amalgam (dtsc.ca.gov, verified 2026-03-23)
Supporting public URLs
- /guide/california-dentistry-law-ethics-exam/infection-control-osha
- /guide/california-dentistry-law-ethics-exam/glossary
- /free-practice-test
- /guide/california-dentistry-law-ethics-exam/glossary/when-is-direct-supervision-required
- /guide/california-dentistry-law-ethics-exam/glossary/what-notices-must-california-dental-office-post
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