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The Mission of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
The Mission of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is to protect the public health and safety and promote high quality and safe dental care by providing enforcement, licensing, peer assistance, and related information services to licensees and their patients.
TSBDE Sunset Bill Signed by Governor Abbott
Click here to read the full text of SB 313.
Harvey Relief for Licensees
The Governor has suspended Sec. 257.002 (license renewal) of the Texas Occupations Code in order to assist licensees and permit holders. This suspension is in effect until terminated by the Office of the Governor or until the Tropical Depression Harvey disaster declaration is lifted or expires. For more information, please contact the Licensing Division at (512) 463-0235.
UPDATE - Hurricane Harvey Relief
DENTIST TEMPORARY LICENSURE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Upcoming Board Meeting Notice
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners with be holding its next board meeting on February 22, 2019 at 8:30am. The board meeting will be held in the Hobby Building in Tower 2, Suite 225.
Board Meeting Agenda February 22, 2019
Upcoming Committee Meeting Notice
The Disciplinary Review Committee will be meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 9:30am
Disciplinary Review Committee Agenda
The Licensing Committee will be meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 10:30am
The Dental Practice Committee will be meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 1pm.
Dental Practice Committee Agenda
The Anesthesia Committee will be meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 2:30pm
Prescription Monitoring Program
For more information about the Prescription Monitoring Program and requirements for dentists who prescribe controlled substances, click here.
Current Temporary Suspensions
The following licenses have been temporarily suspended by an executive committee of the Board pursuant to Section 263.004 of the Texas Occupations Code:
