Sec. 20-126j. Examination of applicants.
Sec. 20-126j. Examination of applicants. Except as provided in section 20-126k,
each applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene shall be examined through written
and practical examinations by the Department of Public Health, as to his professional
knowledge and skill before such license is granted. All examinations shall be given at
least once per year and at other times prescribed by the department. Such examination
shall be conducted in the English language. The Commissioner of Public Health may
accept and approve, in lieu of the written examination required in this section, the results
of a written examination given by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or comparable national examinations subject to such conditions as said commissioner may prescribe; and said commissioner may accept and approve, in lieu of the
practical examination required in this section, the results of practical examinations given
by regional testing agencies subject to such conditions as the Department of Public
Health may prescribe. Passing scores shall be prescribed by the Department of Public
Health. Said department shall grant licenses to such applicants as are qualified.
(P.A. 94-149, S. 3; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.