California Business And Professions Code Section 1715.5

(a) A licensee shall, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal, report the completion of any advanced educational program accredited by the Committee on Dental Accreditation in a dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association. (b) The licensee shall also report, upon his or her initial licensure and any subsequent application for renewal, the practice or employment status of the licensee, designated as one of the following: (1) Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice of 32 hours per week or more in California. This reporting requirement shall also apply to a dental auxiliary licensee. (2) Full-time practice or employment in a dental practice outside of California. (3) Part-time practice or employment in a dental practice for less than 32 hours per week in California. (4) Dental administrative employment that does not include direct patient care, as may further be defined by the board. (5) Retired. (6) Other practice or employment status, as may be further defined by the board. (c) Information collected pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be posted on the Internet Web site of the board or the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries (COMDA), as appropriate. (d) (1) A licensee, including a dental auxiliary licensee, may report, in his or her application for renewal, and the board or COMDA, as appropriate shall collect, information regarding the licensee`s cultural background and foreign language proficiency. This requirement shall be phased in by January 1, 2009, as provided in paragraph (2). (2) Prior to collecting information beginning on January 1, 2009, pursuant to this subdivision, the board and COMDA shall, on or before the preceding March 1, prepare the survey questions and prepare for a test run of dental students to ensure the efficiency of the data being collected. On or before the preceding July 1, the board and COMDA shall advise their licensees that they are collecting this data before commencing collection of data under this subdivision. On or before the preceding October 1, the board and COMDA shall conduct the test run of dental students and make appropriate changes to the survey questions prior to data collection implementation. (3) Information collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be aggregated on an annual basis, based on categories utilized by the board and COMDA in the collection of the data, into both statewide totals and ZIP Code of primary practice or employment location totals. (4) Aggregated information under this subdivision shall be compiled annually, and reported on the Internet Web site of the board or COMDA, as appropriate, on or before July 1 of each year. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature to utilize moneys in the State Dental Auxiliary Fund to pay any cost incurred by the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries in implementing this section. (f) If COMDA ceases to exist, the responsibilities placed upon it by this section shall be transferred to the successor entity or entities responsible for licensing registered dental hygienists and registered dental assistants.