1715.  Licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter, unless
specifically excepted, expire at 12 midnight on the legal birth date
of a licentiate of the board during the second year of a two-year
term if not renewed.
   The board shall establish procedures for the administration of the
birth date renewal program, including, but not limited to, the
establishment of a pro rata formula for the payment of fees by
licentiates affected by the implementation of such program and the
establishment of a system of staggered license expiration dates such
that a relatively equal number of licenses expire annually.



1715.1.  The provisions of Sections 1715, 1716, 1717, 1718, 1718.1,
1718.2, and 1718.3 shall also apply to and govern the expiration,
renewal, restoration, reinstatement, and reissuance of permission to
conduct an additional place of practice.



1716.  Nothing contained in this chapter shall exempt from the
payment of the renewal fee any person authorized to practice
dentistry in the State of California, and every person practicing
dentistry in this State shall pay the renewal fee irrespective of the
time when he was licensed or first had the right to lawfully
practice dentistry in this State or elsewhere.



1716.1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 1716, the board may, by
regulation, reduce the renewal fee for a licensee who has practiced
dentistry for 20 years or more in this state, has reached the age of
retirement under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 301
et seq.), and customarily provides his or her services free of charge
to any person, organization, or agency.  In the event that charges
are made, these charges shall be nominal.  In no event shall the
aggregate of these charges in any single calendar year be in an
amount that would render the licensee ineligible for full social
security benefits.  The board shall not reduce the renewal fee under
this section to an amount less than one-half of the regular renewal
fee.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 1716, any licensee who demonstrates to
the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to practice
dentistry due to a disability, may request a waiver of 50 percent of
the renewal fee.  The granting of a waiver shall be at the discretion
of the board, and the board may terminate the waiver at any time.  A
licensee to whom the board has granted a waiver pursuant to this
subdivision shall not engage in the practice of dentistry unless and
until the licensee pays the current renewal fee in full and
establishes to the satisfaction of the board, on a form prescribed by
the board and signed under penalty of perjury, that the licensee's
disability either no longer exists or no longer affects his or her
ability to safely practice dentistry.



1717.  To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, before the
time at which the license would otherwise expire, apply for renewal
on a form prescribed  by the board and pay the renewal fee prescribed
by this chapter.  The receipt of the executive officer shall be
indispensable evidence that payment has been made.




1718.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired
license may be renewed at any time within five years after its
expiration on filing of application for renewal on a form prescribed
by the board, and payment of all accrued renewal and delinquency
fees.  If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its
expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall
also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter.  Renewal
under this section shall be effective on the date on which the
application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid,
or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid,
whichever last occurs.  If so renewed, the license shall continue in
effect through the expiration date provided in Section 1715 which
next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall
expire if it is not again renewed.



1718.1.  A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be
renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not
entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until
it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity, or in any other
activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which
the license was suspended.



1718.2.  A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in
this article, but it may not be renewed.  If it is reinstated after
its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its
reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to
the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the
date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any,
accrued at the time of its revocation.



1718.3.  (a) A license which is not renewed within five years after
its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued
thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and obtain a
new license if the following requirements are satisfied:
   (1) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists which would justify
denial of licensure under Section 480.
   (2) He or she pays all of the fees which would be required of him
or her if he or she were then applying for the license for the first
time and all renewal and delinquency fees which have accrued since
the date on which he or she last renewed his or her license.
   (3) He or she takes and passes the examination, if any, which
would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for
the license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the
satisfaction of the board that with due regard for the public
interest, he or she is qualified to practice the profession or
activity in which he or she again seeks to be licensed.
   (b) The board may impose conditions on any license issued pursuant
to this section, as it deems necessary.
   (c) The board may by regulation provide for the waiver or refund
of all or any part of the examination fee in those cases in which a
license is issued without an examination under this section.



1719.  Upon collection by the proper officer of the court, 75
percent of the fines or forfeitures of bail in any case in which any
person is charged with a violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall be paid to the executive officer of the board and the balance,
or 25 percent of the fines or forfeitures of bail, shall be paid to
the county where the action is tried.



1720.  The executive officer shall on or before the 10th day of each
month pay to the State Treasury and report to the Controller all
fines, penalties, and forfeitures received for violations of this
chapter, together with all examination, renewal, and license fees
received by him or her prior to the date of the report and payment.




1721.  Except as provided in Section 1721.5, all funds received by
the State Treasurer under the authority of this chapter shall be
placed in the State Dentistry Fund.  Except as provided in Section
1721.5, all disbursements by the board made in the transaction of its
business and in the enforcement of this chapter shall be paid out of
the fund upon claims against the state.



1721.5.  All funds received by the State Treasurer under the
authority of this chapter which relate to dental auxiliaries shall be
placed in the State Dental Auxiliary Fund, which fund is
continuously appropriated for the purposes of administering this
chapter as it relates to dental auxiliaries.



1722.  The amount of seven hundred dollars ($700) of the fund shall
constitute a revolving fund and may be drawn upon the warrant of the
president and secretary of the board without being audited in the
usual manner, in cases of emergency or where cash advances are
necessary.  However, after the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700)
has been so expended, no further warrant shall be drawn on the
revolving fund until expenditures previously made from it shall be
substantiated by vouchers and itemized statements and audited.  All
expenditures from the revolving fund shall, at the end of each fiscal
year, or at any other time when demand therefor is made by the
Director of Finance or by the State Controller, be so substantiated
and audited unless previously done.



1723.  All fines, penalties, and forfeitures, including the
examination fee, imposed or collected by the board under any
provision of this chapter shall be paid to the executive officer.




1724.  The amount of charges and fees for dentists licensed pursuant
to this chapter shall be established by the board as is necessary
for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities required by this
chapter as it relates to dentists, subject to the following
limitations:
   (a) The fee for application for examination shall not exceed five
hundred dollars ($500).
   (b) The fee for application for reexamination shall not exceed one
hundred dollars ($100).
   (c) The fee for examination and for reexamination shall not exceed
eight hundred dollars ($800).  Applicants who are found to be
ineligible to take the examination shall be entitled to a refund in
an amount fixed by the board.
   (d) The fee for an initial license and for the renewal of a
license shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450).
   (e) The delinquency fee shall be the amount prescribed by Section
163.5.
   (f) The penalty for late registration of change of place of
practice shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
   (g) The application fee for permission to conduct an additional
place of practice shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
   (h) The renewal fee for an additional place of practice shall not
exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
   (i) The fee for issuance of a substitute certificate shall not
exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
   (j) The fee for a provider of continuing education shall not
exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year.
   (k) The fee for application for a referral service permit and for
renewal of that permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (l) The fee for application for an extramural facility permit and
for the renewal of a permit shall not exceed twenty-five dollars
($25).
   The board shall report to the appropriate fiscal committees of
each house of the Legislature whenever the board increases any fee
pursuant to this section and shall specify the rationale and
justification for that increase.



1724.5.  The amount of fees payable in connection with permits
issued under Section 1701.5 is as follows:
   (a) The initial permit fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee
for the applicant's license to practice dentistry in effect on the
last regular renewal date before the date on which the permit is
issued, except that, if the permit will expire less than one year
after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to
50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal
date before the date on which the permit is issued.
   (b) The renewal and delinquency fees shall be fixed by the board
at not more than the then current amount of the renewal fee for a
license to practice dentistry nor less than five dollars ($5).



1725.  The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter that relate
to the licensing of dental auxiliaries shall be established by board
resolution and subject to the following limitations:
   (a) The application fee for an original license shall not exceed
twenty dollars ($20).
   (b) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
assistant shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) for the written
examination and shall not exceed sixty dollars ($60) for the
practical examination.
   (c) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
assistant in extended functions shall not exceed two hundred fifty
dollars ($250).
   (d) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
hygienist shall not exceed two hundred twenty dollars ($220).
   (e) The fee for examination for licensure as a registered dental
hygienist in extended functions shall not exceed two hundred fifty
dollars ($250).
   (f) The board shall establish the fee at an amount not to exceed
actual cost for licensure as a registered dental hygienist in
alternative practice.
   (g) The biennial renewal fee for a dental auxiliary whose license
expires on or after January 1, 1991, shall not exceed sixty dollars
($60).  On or after January 1, 1992, the board may set the renewal
fee in an amount not to exceed eighty dollars ($80).
   (h) The delinquency fee shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25)
or one-half of the renewal fee, whichever is greater.  Any
delinquent license may be restored only upon payment of all fees,
including the delinquency fee.
   (i) The fee for issuance of a duplicate registration, license, or
certificate to replace one that is lost or destroyed, or in the event
of a name change, shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).
   (j) The fee for each curriculum review and site evaluation for
educational programs for registered dental assistants which are not
accredited by a board-approved agency, the Council for Private
Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or the Chancellor's office of
the California Community Colleges shall not exceed one thousand four
hundred dollars ($1,400).
   (k) The fee for each curriculum review and site evaluation for
radiation safety courses that are not accredited by a board approved
agency, the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational
Education, or the Chancellor's office of the California Community
Colleges shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
   (l) No fees or charges other than those listed in subdivisions (a)
through (k) above shall be levied by the board in connection with
the licensure of dental auxiliaries, registered dental assistants
educational program site evaluations and radiation safety course site
evaluations pursuant to this chapter.
   (m) Fees fixed by the board pursuant to this section shall not be
subject to the approval of the Office of Administrative Law.
   (n) Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
the State Dental Auxiliary Fund.