If a dentist wants to open more than one dental office, they must first apply for and get written permission from the dental board, and pay a fee. A 'place of practice' refers to any office where dental work is done and includes offices where the dentist has some control or management role, except for dentists who only rent out their space without managing it. However, this rule doesn't apply if the dentist works in certain locations like hospitals, licensed clinics, schools, and other specified places, including mobile units run by approved agencies, or at the homes of immobile patients with a doctor's note.

This law allows dentists in California to have more than one dental office, but they must meet specific conditions. They must take full legal responsibility for services in each office, ensure each office follows supervision rules, and display a sign with their contact details and license number at each office.

This law explains what counts as an “additional place of practice” for a professional. It includes any new office the professional plans to start or any existing office they plan to acquire. However, there are some exceptions noted in another related section, Section 1658(b). Simply put, if a professional wants to add more places where they work, those would generally be considered 'additional places of practice' unless stated otherwise in specific situations.

This law states that the board cannot limit the number of additional practice locations that were already running as of October 1, 1961, as long as they follow the rules in this article. It also allows a licensee to acquire and operate additional offices from their parent by various means like sale or gift, as long as the acquisition happened before January 1, 1968, or before any specific amendments made in 1967 became effective, whichever date is later.

If a licensed professional transfers an extra office to another person after October 1, 1961, without following specific rules, they lose the right to keep that office open.

This law section states that if you move an existing office to a different place within the same county, it doesn't count as opening a brand new office.

If you don't follow the rules for running extra offices, the board can take away or pause your permission to operate them.

This law gives the board the authority to implement the rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions outlined in this article.

This law allows a licensed dentist to use a mobile dental unit as a temporary office if their regular practice location is unusable because of damage or disaster. To do this, two conditions must be met: the damage must make the original practice site unusable, and the dentist's insurer must register the mobile unit with the dental board.