{"id":372,"date":"2021-02-09T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2021-02-09T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:45:43","slug":"dental-board-announces-that-dentists-can-administer-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/2021\/02\/09\/dental-board-announces-that-dentists-can-administer-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Board Announces That Dentists Can Administer Covid-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>By Jonathan Greenbergs<\/h3>\n<p>On January 4, 2021, the Dental Board of California (DBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/TRH9-VPNE\">published<\/a> an announcement from the Department of Consumer Affairs(DCA), DCA Waiver DCA-21-104, which waives restrictions on dentists from ordering and administering COVID-19 vaccines. To order or administer COVID-19 vaccines under this waiver, dentists have to complete a group of trainings on best practices, vaccine safety, and Pfizer and Moderna-specific data. Dentists are also required to comply with all applicable federal and state recordkeeping and reporting requirements, as well as act in accordance with any applicable FDA emergency use authorization. This waiver is in response to the high demand the medical field is experiencing for personnel to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. Dental associations, such as the California Dental Association and the American Dental Association, have both advocated for dentists to participate in vaccination efforts.<\/p>\n<p>On January 28, 2021, the Board <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/2RTT-AQ9B\">announced<\/a> that DCA Waiver DCA-21-104 was superseded by DCA Waiver DCA-21-111, which changed the trainings required for dentists to order and administer COVID-19 vaccines. These new trainings cover similar issues as the previous trainings, but more concretely explain the differences between the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. All other aspects of the initial waiver discussed above remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement was accompanied by a January 27, 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/TGL3-5CU9\">Executive Order<\/a> N-02-21 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom which, according to the Dental Board, \u201cextends liability protections to specified licensees participating in the State\u2019s vaccination administration program\u201d and directs the Board \u201cto prioritize certain investigations relating to vaccine administration.\u201d The Governor\u2019s Executive Order extends Government Code section 8659 and allows immunity from liability for health care professionals and providers who provide services during a state of emergency at the express or implied request of state or local authorities. The overt goal of this liability waiver is to maximize the number of health care professionals and providers who continue to respond to state and local officials\u2019 call to render services in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care professionals will not be subject to discipline for performing \u201ctheir duties consistent with standards of care prevailing during the emergency, and boards . . . should ensure that such professionals\u2019 and providers\u2019 actions are assessed in the context of the standards of care, including any state waivers or health orders, in effect during an emergency, rather than with the benefit of hindsight.\u201d This protects consumers by prioritizing investigations related to vaccine delivery under these orders, but also protects dentists from liability caused by the administration of the vaccine. In addition to dentists, the Executive Order extends the liability waiver to any physician, pharmacist, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or any other type of nurse.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Z4MG-ZY5Q\">orders<\/a> are effective immediately and may be amended as circumstances require.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPILUSD\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/circle\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpilusd\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/addons\/extra-icons\/image\/social\/circle\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jonathan Greenbergs On January 4, 2021, the Dental Board of California (DBC) published an announcement from the Department of Consumer Affairs(DCA), DCA Waiver DCA-21-104, which waives restrictions on dentists from ordering and administering COVID-19 vaccines. To order or administer <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/2021\/02\/09\/dental-board-announces-that-dentists-can-administer-covid-19-vaccine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1013,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132891,134313],"tags":[127655,132982,134314,133025,134400,134376],"coauthors":[132864],"class_list":["post-372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-board-of-california","category-rulemaking-dental-board-of-california","tag-covid-19","tag-dca","tag-dental-board","tag-dentists","tag-vaccine","tag-waiver"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dental Board Announces That Dentists Can Administer Covid-19 Vaccine - Consumer Protection Policy Center - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/cpil-blog\/2021\/02\/09\/dental-board-announces-that-dentists-can-administer-covid-19-vaccine\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dental Board Announces That Dentists Can Administer Covid-19 Vaccine - Consumer Protection Policy Center - Blog\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Jonathan Greenbergs On January 4, 2021, the Dental Board of California (DBC) published an announcement from the Department of Consumer Affairs(DCA), DCA Waiver DCA-21-104, which waives restrictions on dentists from ordering and administering COVID-19 vaccines. 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