HB970
Preventative dental assistants; certification.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 12, 2026
House: Read first time
Chief Patron:
Cia Price (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Preventative dental assistants; certification.
Adds preventative dental assistant to the list of positions allowed to obtain dental scans for use in the practice of dentistry. The bill provides that any dental assistant I or dental assistant II may be certified as a preventative dental assistant after completing 1,800 hours of clinical experience and at ... (More) least 120 hours of didactic and clinical manikin or human subject training in specified areas. The bill also requires licensed dentists who supervise the training of expanded function dental assistants (i) to certify under oath that the preventative dental assistant has completed at least 20 supervised full-mouth supragingival scaling procedures and (ii) to produce such certification to the Board of Dentistry upon request. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101921D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB970)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107302D-H1
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
