Resources

Effective, January 1, 2023, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires employers of 5 or more employees to provide eligible employees with 5 days of bereavement leave. 

A summary of state required employee training that employers are required to provide  and related requirements. Does not include training required for licensure or license renewal.

AB 685, which became effective Jan. 1, 2021, added Section 6409.6 to the California Labor Code requiring employers to notify employees of a potential worksite exposure to COVID-19 and to notify the local public health agency should an outbreak occur on the worksite. AB 2693, effective Jan. 1, 2023, amended the law to permit alternative notification to employees. It extends the notification requirement to Jan. 1, 2024.

Lists posters required at dental offices and required pamphlets. Poster sets are distributed to practice owners biennially. This resource is part of the Regulatory Compliance Manual. Updated October 2022.

CDA offers a variety of tools to help you easily navigate the transition into your new profession and your early years.

Summary of the Cal/OSHA requirements for medical evaluation and fit testing tight-fitting respirators such the N95 and elastomeric respirators.

Customize this sample plan which is required when an employer requires an employee to wear a respirator, such as an N95. This is part of the Regulatory Compliance Manual. 

This resource provides information on the state law regarding refund demands from a benefit plan when a patient's coverage has been retroactively terminated.  Includes a sample letter to dispute a refund request from a benefit plan after the plan has paid for services rendered.

This is a guide to the rules for communicating via these technologies with patients and other individuals via telephone, cellphone, text message or email.

Use this checklist to conduct required safety inspections.

Dental practices must regularly evaluate the appropriateness of safety sharps. A dental practice must either use the sharps or document the reason why safety sharps are not used. 

An overview of the sales and use tax dental practices are required to collect and pay.

Use sample notice to inform patients of a breach of their personal information. Sample notice includes elements required by law.

Employers of five (5) or more employees must provide information about their CFRA policy and post this information in a conspicuous place where employees tend to gather.

Developed to be used specifically in a dental practice this template reflects policies in the areas of discrimination, harassment and retaliation prevention and training requirements, pregnancy disability leave, meal and rest break requirements and more. Updated January 2022

Form to gain consent when using employee images or video in your practice marketing materials.

For use when interviewing candidates. Save and file this form and all other information collected during the candidate selection process to avoid allegations of discrimination.

Sample advertisement text for common positions found in a dental practice.

CDA has developed two options for use when advertising positions for untrained dental assistants. 

Use this sample letter and instruction to inform dental plans of a business Tax Identification Number change.

Use this letter to document Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) leave agreements and establish the terms of leave.

This sample letter should be customized and printed on office letterhead to notify a Third Party Payer when a temporary dentist will be filing in for a dentist on a leave of absence.  Commonly used in Locum Tenens, Disability Leave, Maternity Leave and other situations in which a licensed dentist who is not currently practicing at the office will temporarily be performing treatment on patients on behalf of a licensed dentist that is currently practicing at the office.

Practices should personalize the attached sample language to their practices and confirm that the agreement is consistent with existing policies and procedures.

Customize this form to create a practice’s notice. It must have specified elements. The final notice must be provided to patients and an acknowledgment of receipt should be collected. Post it in the practice and on the practice website.

A customizable form to notify patients of privacy practices. Layered version is formatted to allow posting of the first page on a wall with the full notice available for review close to the posting.