Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 1647.12

A dentist who desires to administer, or order the administration of, oral conscious sedation for minor patients, who does not hold a general anesthesia permit, as provided in Sections 1646.1 and 1646.2, or a conscious sedation permit, as provided in Sections 1647.2 and 1647.3, shall register his or her name with the board on a board-prescribed registration form. The dentist shall submit the registration fee and evidence showing that he or she satisfies any of the following requirements:

(a) Satisfactory completion of a postgraduate program in oral and maxillofacial surgery or pediatric dentistry approved by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the board.

(b) Satisfactory completion of a periodontics or general practice residency or other advanced education in a general dentistry program approved by the board.

(c) Satisfactory completion of a board-approved educational program on oral medications and sedation.