153.15A - DENTAL HYGIENISTS -- LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, RENEWAL.
153.15A DENTAL HYGIENISTS -- LICENSE REQUIREMENTS,
RENEWAL.
1. In addition to requirements adopted by rule by the board, in
order to obtain a license as a dental hygienist, an applicant shall
present evidence to the board of both of the following:
a. That the applicant possesses a degree or certificate of
graduation from a college, university, or institution of higher
education, accredited by a national agency recognized by the council
on postsecondary accreditation or the United States department of
education, in a program of dental hygiene with a minimum of two
academic years of curriculum.
b. That the applicant possesses a valid certificate in a
nationally recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2. In order to renew a license as a dental hygienist, a licensee
shall furnish evidence of valid annual certification for
cardiopulmonary resuscitation which shall be credited toward the
licensee's continuing education requirement. Section History: Recent Form
92 Acts, ch 1121, § 1