Chapter 13Dental Discrimination

Section § 7120

Explanation

This law states that in California, all dentists should be treated equally in terms of professional status and privileges, regardless of the type of dental degree they have. No government agency or local authority can discriminate against a licensed dentist in employment or service opportunities based on their dental degree.

(a)CA Government Code § 7120(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all persons licensed in this state to engage in the practice of dentistry shall be accorded equal professional status and privileges, without regard to the degree earned.
(b)CA Government Code § 7120(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency of the state or of any city, county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state shall discriminate, with respect to employment, staff privileges, or the provision of, or contracts for, professional services, against a licensed dentist solely on the basis of the educational degree held by the dentist.
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(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 729, Sec. 1.)