Washington Initiative 678, Dental Hygienists Licensing Measure (1997)

Washington Initiative 678
Election date November 4, 1997
Topic Healthcare governance
Status Defeated
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Washington Initiative 678 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 4, 1997. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported allowing dental hygienists with special licensing to perform without the supervision of a licensed dentist.

A “no” vote opposed allowing dental hygienists with special licensing to perform without the supervision of a licensed dentist.

Election results

Washington Initiative 678
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		787,607	47.13%
No		883,488	52.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 678 was as follows:

“

Shall dental hygienists who obtain a special license endorsement be permitted to perform designated dental hygiene services without the supervision of a licensed dentist?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.

See also

1997 Measures

• 1997 Measures
• Healthcare governance on the ballot
• 1997 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1997)