§ 1685 Dental Unprofessional Conduct

Business and Professions Code·California

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•Dentists must not do bad or unnecessary work on your teeth.
•They can't make rules that stop you from getting the right treatment.
•If a dentist keeps making mistakes or does too much work, they're breaking the rules.

Example

Your dentist says you need 10 fillings when another dentist says you only need 1.

The dentist is doing too much work that you don't need, which is against the rules.

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§ 1685 Dental Unprofessional Conduct

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to require, either directly or through an office policy, or knowingly permit the delivery of dental care that discourages necessary treatment or permits clearly excessive treatment, incompetent treatment, grossly negligent treatment, repeated negligent acts, or unnecessary treatment, as determined by the standard of practice in the community. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 464, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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unprofessional conduct clearly excessive treatment incompetent treatment grossly negligent treatment repeated negligent acts unnecessary treatment standard of practice in the community

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California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 1685.

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