Dental Quality Assurance Commission
The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC) is empowered by the Legislature to license, regulate and discipline dentists, dental assistants and expanded function dental auxiliaries. It does not govern dental hygienists, except for rules authorizing delegation of functions by a dentist to a hygienist.
Contact DQAC
Program Director: Jennifer Santiago
Health Systems Quality Assurance
Customer Service Center
PO Box 1099
Olympia WA 98507-1099
Email: jennifer.santiago@doh.wa.gov
Site: Washington State Department of Health
Phone: (360) 236 - 4893
Fax: (360) 236 - 4818
BOTOX Interpretive Statement
Recently, DQAC approved the following DRAFT interpretive statement on BOTOX and dermal fillers. While this statment was been verbally approved during a public commission meeting, it has not been formally approved by the Department of Health yet. This process is not expected to be completed until late 2013 or early 2014.
Draft Rules on Dental Records
DQAC has resumed rulemaking on rules for dental records. The current draft of these rules can be found here.