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Radiation Safety Courses  (all dental personnel)


Each person working in a dentist's office who operates dental radiographic equipment must complete a Board-approved radiation safety program prior to exposing radiographs. In addition, all applicants for RDA licensure must submit evidence of having completed an approved radiation safety course, and all existing RDA licensees must do so prior to March 31, 2006 or their license will be automatically suspended.

COMDA is notified of each person's successful passage of the required course by the approved program, so that there is a record of each person's compliance with the above law.   Graduates of an approved, full RDA Educational Program after January 1, 1985, are presumed to have certification in radiation safety, since it is a required portion of the educational program's curriculum.

A person who is certified in radiation safety may operate dental radiographic equipment under the general supervision of the supervising dentist.

COMDA evaluates courses that are seeking approval from the Dental Board.  Click here for a copy of the regulations governing approval of radiation safety courses.  Contact COMDA at 916-263-2595 to obtain an application for program approval.  

Following are Radiation Safety Courses approved by the Board:

Facility
Contact Person
Area Served
Phone
ACDTC - Dental Professionals of California Julie Mendoza, RDAEF
Lancaster/Irvine/Tustin
Santa Barbara/Riverside
Canyon Country/Van Nuys
Anaheim/Yorba Linda/Fresno
San Bernardino/Long Beach
Los Angeles/Beverly Hills
Santa Ana/Hermosa Beach
Woodland Hills/San Fernando
Van Nuys/Oceanside/Hayward
Merced/Bakersfield/Stockton
Sunnyvale/Hayward
www.dpocservices.com
(800) 438-7887
(800) 438-7887
Academy of Dental Careers Cheryl Sapienza
27184 Ortega Hwy #207
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
(949) 248-3836
Allan Hancock College Betty Reddekopp
800 S College Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
805) 922-6966 x 3386
Butte County ROP  
2491 Carmichale Dr #100
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 879-7457
Butte-Sierra Dental Society Barry Turner, DMD
10565 Brunswick Rd #2
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 671-9312
Butte-Sierra Dental Society Donald Orme, DDS
12020 Donner Pass Rd
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 671-9312
Butte-Sierra Dental Society  
922 H St
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 671-9312
California Dental Careers Ronald Matsuura, DDS
431 Monterrey Ave 36
Los Gatos, Ca 95030
&
990 W Freemont Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087


(408) 354-1717

(408) 739-8999

California Dental Certifications Adele Vickers, RDA
318 9th St #B
Del Mar, CA 92014
www.dentalcertifications.com
(858) 722-8504
Capistrano-Laguna Beach ROP Kathleen Burt, RDA
31522 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
(949) 496-3118
Career Care Institute Linda Martin, RDA
43770 15th ST W #230
Lancaster, CA 63534
(661) 942-6204
Central California School of Continuing Education Geneva Brooks, RDA
3195 McMillan #F
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805)-543-9123
Central County ROC  
1815 S Ritchey Blvd 1-A
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 558-5558
Central County ROP Michelle Sugden, RDA
760 Hillsdale Ave
San Jose, CA 95136
(408) 723-6400 X 497
Central Sierra ROP  
PO Box 1012
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
(530) 622-4922
Cerritos College Joleen Failor
11110 E Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650
(562) 860-2451
Chabot College  
25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94545
(925) 786-6900
Chaffey College  
5885 Haven Ave
Alta Loma, CA 91701
(909) 987-1737
Clarita Career College  
27125 Sierra Hwy #329
Canyon Counrty, CA 91351
(661) 252-1864
Coastline ROP  
1001 Presidio Square
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 979-1955
College of Marin Barbara Cancilla, RDAEF
1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 457-8811
College of the Redwoods Karen Sperry, RDA
7351 Thompkins Hill Rd
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 443-8411
Dental Advantage Alynn Walker, RDAEF
1808 Verdugo Blvd # 312
Glendale, CA 91208
&
25078 Peachland Ave #H
Newhall, CA 91321
(866) 347-0707

(661) 259-3600

Dental Assisting Institute Marty Lipsey, DDS
3025 McHenry Ave #N
Modesto, CA 95350
(209) 527-0101
Dental Assisting Institute Marty Lipsey, DDS
6839 Five Star Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95677
(209) 527-0101
Dental Career Institute  
5800 Rosemead Blvd
Temple City, CA 91780
(626) 285-5093
Dental Pros Catherine Ell, RDA
27349 Jefferson Ave #207
Temecula, CA 92590
(800) 588-8464
Dental Specialties Institute Inc Suzie Dault, CDA RDAEF
San Jose, Los Gatos, Cupertino
www.dental-specialties.com
(408) 578-2074
Desert Career College  
490 S Farrell #C-200
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 864-1356
Excelle Medical & Dental College
AKA- Professional Dental Enterprises
Linda Hughes, RDA
3251 Adams Ave #A
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 584-6262
Fast Track Dental Assisting School Cecilia Fejarang, DDS
37070 Newark Blvd., #E
Newark, CA 94560
(510) 790-8262
Galen College  
3908 W Caldwell #A
Visalia, CA 93277
(559) 732-2217
Hacienda - La Puente Adult School Gretchen Richardson, RDA
14101 E Nelson St
La Puente, CA 91746
(626) 934-2890
Hesperia Alternative Center ROP Barbara Bonner, RDA
16527 Lemon St
Hesperia, CA 92345
(760) 244-1771 ext 181
Indio ROP Michele Jackson, RDA
47-336 Oasis St
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 342-1568
Lake Tahoe Community College  
1 College Dr
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 541-4660
Lodi Unified School District  
420 S Pleasant Rd
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 331-7617
Marsha Caswell  
UCSB – Dental Clinic
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
(805) 893-2891
Monterey Bay Dental Society
Given - Cabrillo College Facility
Claire Rossi, RDA
5500 Soquel Dr
Aptos, CA 95003
(408) 758-8406
Monterey Peninsula College Patricia Lewis, RDA
980 Fremont Blvd
Monterey, CA 93940
(408) 646-4137
Mt. Diablo - Loma Vista Adult Center  
1266 San Carlos
Concord, CA 94518
(925) 685-7340
My Dentist  
6361 Pacific Blvd #100
Huntington Park, CA 90255
(323) 582-1999
North Orange County ROP  
301 S Acacia
Fullerton, CA 92831
(714) 503-5907
Northern California Dental Society
Butte County ROP Facilities
Pam Baldwin, RDA
1859 Bird St
Chico, CA 95965
(530) 891-8398
Pasadena City College Lori Gagliardi, RDH
1570 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91106
(626) 578-7243
Professional Dental Enterprises
AKA-Excelle Medical & Dental College
Linda Hughes, RDA
3251 Adams Ave #A
San Diego, CA 92116
www.excellecollege.us
(619) 584-6262
(858) 752-6003
Reedley College Judith Nelson, RDA
991 N Reed
Reedly, CA 93654
(559) 638-3641
Riverside County ROP Patsy Vasquez, RDA
9825(B) Country Farm Rd
Riverside, CA 92503
(909) 358-2984
Sacramento City College Joan Greenfield, RDAEF
3835 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95822
www.losrios.edu/scc/spring/Dental-Assisting-DAST.htm
(916) 558-2443
Sacramento ROP
Palmiter ROP Center
 
2040 Ethan Way
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 228-2465
San Diego Dental Careers Steven Hurst, DDS
4690 Genesee Ave
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 560-9696
San Francisco Dental Society- UOP facilities Jeff Brucia, DDS
2155 Webster St
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 986-5845
San Jose City College Marilyn Porter, RDA
2100 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 288-3714
Santa Barbara/Ventura Co Dental Soc - Given at - Ventura County ROP  
485 Horizon Cr
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 656-3166
Santa Clara County ROP  
700 W 6th St
Gilroy, CA 95020
(408) 842-0361
Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting  
25880 Tournament Rd #103
Valencia, CA 91335
(661) 259-4474
Santa Rosa Junior College Donnie Byrd, RDH
1501 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 527-4271
Shasta-Trinity ROP  
4659 Eastside Rd
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 246-3302
Simi Valley Adult School Valerie Blankenship, RDA
3150 School St
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 579-6200
Southeast ROP Benson Dimaranan, RDA
20122 Cabrillo Lane
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 860-1927
Southern California ROC Martha Arredondo, RDA
2300 Crenshaw Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 224-4200
Summit Career College  
1250 E Cooley Dr
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 422-8950
Tri County ROP
Marysville High School ROP
 
463 2nd St
Yuba City, CA 95991
(530) 741-5110
University of Pacific School of Dentistry Thomas Schiff, DMD
David Nielsen, DDS
2155 Webster St Room 101
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 929-6486
Western Career College  
8909 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95826
(916) 361-1660

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