DENTIST & DENTAL HYGIENIST COMPACT

Summary

The bill establishes the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact, which gives dentists and dental hygienists who hold an unrestricted license in one participating state a privilege to practice in any other state that joins the compact. It is intended to cut duplicate licensing steps, improve public access to oral health care, and allow states to share licensing and disciplinary information. The compact also requires federal and state criminal background checks and obliges practitioners to follow each state’s scope of practice.

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