State Board Votes to
Proceed with PHDHP Practice Site
Location Regulations
By Marisa Swarney, Director of Government Relations
In 2015, the General Assembly passed SB 1275, now Act 60 of 2015,
granting more authority to the State Board of Dentistry (SBOD) to
expand practice sites to “locations” (rather than “institutions”) for
Public Health Dental Hygienist Practitioners (PHDHPs). Subsequently,
in May 2016, the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association (PDHA),
requested that the SBOD consider adding the following practice
locations to the regulated settings:
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1 Private settings of hospice and home-bound patients
2 Primary care settings, including pediatric settings
3 Childcare settings