Welcome to the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries

Sub Committee on Dental Auxiliaries Meetings

  • RDA Examination Subcommittee - Meeting agendas will be posted here as meetings are scheduled.
  • RDH Examination Subcommittee - An RDH Examination Subcommittee will be held January 11, 2009.
  • EF Examination Subcommittee - Meeting agendas will be posted here as meetings are scheduled.
  • General Meeting Information - COMDA generally meets in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, or San Diego, in order to receive input from as many members of the public as possible.

COMDA normally holds its meetings the day prior to the Dental Board meeting, to enhance communication between COMDA and Board members, normally 4 times per year.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend all sessions except those that are specifically designated as "closed sessions", as provided by the Government Code to assure exam security. Agenda notices are sent to those persons who have indicated an interest in the activities of the Committee. You can place your name on the mailing list by sending an e-mail request to nichole_johnston@dca.ca.gov with your name and address.

In addition to actively soliciting public comment on each agenda item, a period specifically designated for public comments is held at the end of each meeting. At its meetings, COMDA discusses such issues as:

- Appropriate scopes of practice
- Relevance and validity of examination requirements and content
- Efficiency of examination processes
- Relevance and validity of licensing requirements
- Efficiency of the licensing process
- Legislation, regulatory, and policy revisions
- RDA Educational programs/radiation safety and expanded function courses