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Welcome to the Dental Homepage

The Colorado Dental Board regulates and licenses dentists and dental hygienists. The Board does not regulate or require the registration of dental assistants or expanded duty dental assistants. The Board also does not license based upon specialty.

The mission of the Colorado Dental Board is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Colorado by developing and maintaining rules and policies to ensure that only qualified persons are licensed to provide dental care and that violators of the laws and rules regulating dentistry are sanctioned as appropriate. Board activities include licensing dentists and dental hygienists, investigating complaints about the licensed and unlicensed practice of dentistry and dental hygiene, disciplining those who violate the law and/or the Board's Rules and make, amend, and adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing the conduct of dentists and dental hygienists. The Board is made up of thirteen members: six dentists, three dental hygienists and three public members.

SB 25-194 made changes to the  Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists Practice Act. Please see our SB25-194 information page for more rulemaking information. 

Program Information

Program/Board Members

Yukon Morford, Program Director

Colorado Dental Board 
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202

Regulation History:

  • 1889: The State Board of Dental Examiners was created.
  • 2013: The name is changed to the Colorado Dental Board.

To learn more about the Division History please review the Regulation Dates By Profession pamphlet.

Phone: 303-894-7800  |  Fax: 303-894-0144  |  Email: dora_dentalboard@state.co.us

Nancy Gill, DDS, MS, Board Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029

Nicholas Politano, DDS, MS, Board Vice Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2028

Panel A:

  • Jamie Marquez, DMD, Panel Chair
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2026
  • Ashley Ridilla, RDH,  Panel Vice Chair
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2027
  • Colleen Lampron, MPH
    Public Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2026
  • Dan Hoang, DMD
    Professional Member |Term Expires: January 1, 2028
  • Bahar Esmaili, DDS
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029
  • Michael Simone, DC
    Public Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029

Panel B:

  • Sadaf Khalid, DMD, Panel Chair
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2027
  • Willie Johnson, RDH, Panel Vice Chair
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029
  • Nicholas Politano, DDS
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2028
  • Jankee Bhatt, RDH
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029
  • Sophia Khan, DDS, MS
    Professional Member | Term Expires: January 1, 2029
  • Colleen Grafa, DSc
    Public Member| Term Expires: January 1, 2027
 

Anesthesia Application Consultant Committee:

  • Lauren Basile, DDS
    Term Expires: January 1, 2029
  • Taylor Clark, DDS
    Term Expires: January 1, 2027
  • Jeremy Jannuzzi, DMD
    Term Expires: January 1, 2027
  • Sara Weinstein, DDS
    Term Expires: January 1, 2026
  • Bridger Jensen, DDS
    Term Expires: May 2, 2028
Public Notices

Colorado Dental Board – Stakeholder Meeting – September 18, 2025

The purpose of this Stakeholder Meeting is for the Board to receive feedback on proposed revisions to Rule 1.4 – Definitions, Rule 1.6 – Licensure of Dentists, Dental Therapists, and Dental Hygienists, Rule 1.7 – Licensure Presentation, Rule 1.8 – Practice in Education and Research Programs, Rule 1.9 – Record Keeping Requirements, Rule 1.11 – Laboratory Work Order Forms, Rule 1.12 – Denture Construction by Assistants and Unlicensed Technicians, Rule 1.13 – Limited Prescriptive Authority for Dental Hygienist, Rule 1.14 – Anesthesia, Rule 1.16 – Infection Control, Rule 1.17 – Advertising, Rule 1.25 – Placement of Interim Therapeutic Restorations by Dental Hygienists, Rule 1.26 – Application of Silver Fluoride by Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists, Rule 1.27 –Confidential Agreements to Limit Practice for Physical Illness, Physical Condition, or Behavioral of Mental Health Disorder, and proposed new Rules 1.33, 1.34, 1.35 and 1.36. The purpose is to implement Colorado Senate Bill 25-194 (CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE "DENTAL PRACTICE ACT").

Legislative Updates

The Division of Professions and Occupations regulates more than 550,000 licensees, certificate holders and registrants. Each year, the General Assembly passes legislation directly impacting those populations. Many bills then require rulemaking or other policy updates by the Division or Boards in order to implement these changes. All relevant bills from the most recent legislative session have been combined onto a single webpage for easy access here. We encourage all licensees to read all bills directly impacting their profession(s). You may access the individual bills and summaries by visiting the link below:

Meeting Minutes

Full Board Meeting Minutes

Panel A Meeting Minutes

Panel B Meeting Minutes