{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-1943","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 1943","heading":"","body":"(a) The dental hygiene board may deny an application to take an examination for licensure as a registered dental hygienist, a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, or a registered dental hygienist in extended functions at any time prior to licensure for any of the following reasons:\n(1) The applicant committed an act that is a ground for license suspension or revocation under this code or that is a ground for the denial of licensure under Section 480.\n(2) The applicant committed or aided and abetted the commission of any act for which a license is required under this chapter.\n(3) Another state or territory suspended or revoked the license that it had issued to the applicant on a ground that constitutes a basis in this state for the suspension or revocation of licensure under this article.\n(b) The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the dental hygiene board shall have all of the powers granted therein.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 4. Dentistry [1600. - 1976.]","ARTICLE 9. Dental Hygienists [1900. - 1966.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"686e940b82b2835d61bed8c2eb30664e698fb0e0c0c9e56e64e48233887a72ab","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-1942","next":"us-ca/bpc-1944"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}