A dentist who desires to administer, or order the administration of, oral conscious sedation for minor patients, who does not hold a general anesthesia permit, as provided in Sections 1646.1 and 1646.2, or a conscious sedation permit, as provided in Sections 1647.2 and 1647.3, shall register his or her name with the board on a board-prescribed registration form. The dentist shall submit the registration fee and evidence showing that he or she satisfies any of the following requirements:
(a) Satisfactory completion of a postgraduate program in oral and maxillofacial surgery or pediatric dentistry approved by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the board.
(b) Satisfactory completion of a periodontics or general practice residency or other advanced education in a general dentistry program approved by the board.
(c) Satisfactory completion of a board-approved educational program on oral medications and sedation.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 539, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2006. Repealed as of January 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 1647.17.5. See same-numbered section in Article 2.84 added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 929.)