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New Illinois Law Fixes Moderate Sedation Permit Challenge

 

July 15, 2024

The ISPD recently achieved an important legislative victory in the area of dental sedation permits. They faced a challenge in that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Registration took a position on the training requirements for a pediatric dentist to obtain a permit to administer moderate sedation that was inconsistent with established CODA educational standards. As a result, pediatric dentists in Illinois would be unable to obtain this permit.

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