(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa House committee has unanimously approved a bill that would remove the requirement that dental assistants register with the Iowa Board of Dentistry. Representative Thomas Jeneary, of Le Mars, is a retired dentist.

Representative Josh Turek of Council Bluffs says none of the states that surround Iowa require dental assistants to register with the state board that oversees dentists.

The license fee for dental assistants is 40 dollars per year. The annual fee is 20 dollars higher for dental assistants with additional training to do X-rays.