Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB2326: oral preventive assistants; qualifications
Status: In committee, January 20, 2026
HB2326 - oral preventive assistants; qualifications
What the bill says
An act Amending section 32-1291.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board of dental examiners.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
AN ACT Amending section 32-1291.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board of dental examiners. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 32-1291.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to qualifications; scope of practice; supervision; definition A. In order to practice as an oral preventive assistant, a dental assistant shall complete a board-approved state board of dental examiners-approved oral preventive assistant training course that includes at least one hundred twenty thirty hours of didactic and clinical instruction with patients and ninety hours of didactic instruction that is provided by a qualifying institution. Before taking an oral preventive assistant training course, a dental assistant must meet all of the following: 1. Hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 2. Hold a board-approved state board of dental examiners-approved certification for both coronal polishing and radiography. 3. Either any of the following: (a) Hold a current national board certification in dental assisting. (b) Have successfully completed a dental assisting educational program accredited by a state or national organization that accredits dental programs. (c) Have successfully completed a dental assisting educational program offered by a licensed private postsecondary educational institute in this state. B. The scope of practice for an oral preventive assistant is limited to removing plaque, calculus and stains, with scalers or sonic or ultrasonic scaling devices, on patients …
Sponsors
- Laurin Hendrix (R, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Warren Petersen (R, SD-014)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Health & Human Services
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is HB2326?
- HB2326 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): oral preventive assistants; qualifications.
- What does HB2326 do?
- In its own words: An act Amending section 32-1291.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board of dental examiners.
- What is the status of HB2326?
- In committee as of January 20, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (January 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2326?
- Laurin Hendrix (R, HD-014), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB2326?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84067/?SessionId=130
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