STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1152

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 51

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 51, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DENTISTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure people receive safe dental care by a licensed dental practitioner by redefining the practice of dentistry to include tooth whitening.

     The Board of Dental Examiners, Hawaii Dental Association, and numerous concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Regulated Industries Complaints Office submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 51, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 51, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair