EXHIBIT 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Tracy Meier the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

         (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or more than 10% stockholder of BioLase
Technology, Inc.(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto)
with respect to securities of the Company) in accordance with section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

         (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 (or amendments thereto), and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

         (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, in connection
with filing such Form 3, 4 or 5, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

         The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and that this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act. The undersigned further acknowledges that this Power of Attorney
authorizes, but does not require, the attorney-in-fact to act in his discretion
on information provided to him without independent verification of such
information.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 19th day of November, 2004.



                                             /s/ John Hohener
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                                             John Hohener