RI HB 7838
deadAN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Allows foreign-trained dentists and dental hygienists to obtain limited licenses if they graduate from reputable dental colleges or universities, work under a supervising dentist, and pass a board-approved exam.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — 04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Furtadoprimary
- Moralesprimary
- Sanchezprimary
- Cotterprimary
- Batistaprimary
- Diazprimary
- Stewartprimary
- Giraldoprimary
- Handyprimary
- Cruzprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction,referral-committee
2026-04-10
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)
2026-04-14
04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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