Director's Report

Claudia Pohl, CDA, RDA

October 2026

CDAA held a Board meeting on October 17, 2026 and discussed many items, including:

3 new homestudy courses are in development and will be launched January 2027.
Cara Miyasaki has been appointed to the Dental Board of CA to fill the 2nd RDA position.
SB1311 was passed (CDAA was opposed) and has been signed by the Governor and the law is now in effect. Two additional pathways for infection control requirements for the unlicensed dental assistant now include passing the DANB IC exam. It also allows for an infection control course of 4 hours didactic and 2 hours of laboratory instruction using video or video training tools as an option.
AB1760 was also signed by the Governor and affects stand-alone radiation safety courses.
Next DBC meeting is November 5-6, 2026.
Annual Conference is planned for April 16-17, 2027 in La Jolla. Registration to open Dec 1
Legislative Course is being planned for early 2027 along with a Legislative Day in March 2027

CDAA's next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2025 via zoom from 8a - 12p. All are welcome - just let me know and I'll send you the info!

Alexa B
Valeria C
Rodrigo E
Victoria F
Abraham G
Brianny H
Mia J
Kiley K
Jaylean L
Mandi M
Esmeralda M
Edgar O
Jolyne P
Elizabeth V

Graciela L

Miranda S

Donna D

Mercedes H

Alexa C

Barbara B

Pomona Valley Dental Assistants Society is the local component of the CDAA, which is the professional organization for dental assisting.

If you are a dental assistant, RDA, RDAEF – whether front office, chairside or educator, you can join PVDAS/CDAA!  Receive benefits, discounts, opportunities to attend state/national events and more.

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