Iowa Dental Board

The offices of the Iowa Dental Board will closed on Monday, January 2, 2023 in observance of the holiday. Normal office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

The following rule changes will be effective December 21, 2022.  Note: While the application for dental assistant trainee status will be eliminated, registration as a dental assistant continues to be required to practice in Iowa. 

At the August 5, 2022 meeting, the Iowa Dental Board approved three Notices of Intended Action.  The proposed rulemaking would make revisions to Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 650 in the following areas.

CPR CERTIFICATION Effective, January 1, 2022, CPR certification courses must include a hands-on component.