Dental Hygiene Board of California Board Meeting

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Notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the 
Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC) will be held as follows: 
DHBC MEETING AGENDA 
The DHBC welcomes and encourages public participation in its meetings.  
The public may take appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board at the 
time the item is heard. 
Meeting Date and Time 
Friday, March 13, 2026 
11:00 a.m. until Adjournment 
The DHBC will conduct the meeting in accordance with Government Code section 
11123, subdivision (b)(1), via WebEx teleconference for interaction. 
Instructions for WebEx Meeting Participation  
The preferred audio connection is via telephone conference and not the microphone 
and speakers on your computer. The phone number and access code will be 
provided as part of your connection to the meeting. Please see the instructions 
attached here to observe and participate in the meeting using WebEx from a 
Microsoft Windows-based PC. Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, 
provide their names or personal information as a condition of observing or 
participating in the meeting. When signing into the WebEx platform, participants may 
be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to provide 
their names will be required to provide a unique identifier, such as their initials or 
another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who wish 
to make a public comment. Participants who choose not to provide their email 
address may utilize a fictitious email address in the following sample format: 
XXXXX@mailinator.com. 
For all those who wish to participate or observe the meeting, please log on to the 
website below. If the hyperlink does not work when clicked on, you may need to 
highlight the entire hyperlink, then right click.  When the popup window opens, click on 
“Open Hyperlink” to activate it, and join the meeting. 
MEETING LINK 
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-
meetings/j.php?MTID=m0de2a08e436d0f9fdf9f265cc4e827ff 
If joining using the link above: 
Webinar number: 2494 756 7826 
Webinar password: DHBC313 
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If joining by phone: 
+1-415-655-0001 US Toll 
Access code: 2494 756 7826 
Passcode: 3422313 
Members of the Board & Locations 
Board Member 
Teleconference Meeting Location 
Joanne Pacheco, President 
RDH Educator Member 
Fresno City College 
Health Sciences Building Room 130C 
1101 E. University Ave., 
Fresno, CA 93741 
Dr. Julie Elginer  
Public Member 
Agoura Hills Library 
29901 Ladyface Court 
Agoura Hills, CA 91301 
Nicholas Kiet Quach 
Public Member  
Alhambra Civic Center Library 
101 S. 1st Street, Study Room B, 2nd Fl. 
Alhambra, CA 91801 
Michael Long 
RDHAP Member 
Napa County Library Main Branch 
580 Coombs Street 
Napa, CA 94559 
Dr. Sridevi Ponnala 
Dentist Member 
Eden United Church of Christ 
21455 Birch Street,  
2nd Fl. Conference Room 
Hayward, CA 94541 
Additional Location for the Public (No Board Member Present) 
DHBC Headquarters Building 
2005 Evergreen Street 
1st Floor Lake Tahoe Room 1290 
Sacramento, CA 95815 
The DHBC welcomes and encourages public participation in its meetings.  
Please see public comment specifics at the end of this agenda. 
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The DHBC may act on any item listed on the agenda, unless listed as 
informational only. All times are approximate and subject to change. Agenda 
items may be taken out of order to accommodate speakers and to maintain a 
quorum. The meeting may be cancelled without notice. 
1. Roll Call & Establishment of Quorum. 
2. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda. 
[The DHBC may not discuss or act on any matter raised during the Public Comment 
section that is not included on this agenda, except whether to decide to place the 
matter on the agenda of a future meeting [Government Code sections 1