32 §1098-D. Licensure requirements for graduates of accredited programs
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 16: DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Subchapter 4: DENTAL HYGIENISTS
§1098-D. Licensure requirements for graduates of accredited programs
In order to be licensed as a dental hygienist under this chapter, a person who is a graduate of a dental hygiene program approved by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor organization must meet one of the following 2 sets of requirements: [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
1. Standard licensure. For standard licensure, the applicant must:
A. Have received, at least, an associate degree from a dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor organization and have provided a notarized statement from the dean of the school affirming that the applicant has met all applicable degree requirements; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
B. Have completed with a passing grade the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination or the successor to that examination; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
C. Have completed with a passing grade the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination or the successor to that examination; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
D. Have completed with a passing grade the jurisprudence examination given by the board; and [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
E. For any applicant who has completed the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination or the successor to that examination more than one year prior to application for licensure in the State, have successfully completed a personal interview before the board; or [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
[ 2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW) .]
2. Licensure by endorsement. For licensure by endorsement, the applicant must:
A. Have graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
B. If the candidate graduated subsequent to 1964, have completed with a passing grade the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if such examination was required; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
C. Have furnished proof, satisfactory to the board, that the candidate has been duly licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state after full compliance with its laws; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
D. If the candidate graduated subsequent to 1970, have completed with a passing grade the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if such examination was required, except that the board may at its discretion waive the Northeast Regional Board Dental Hygiene Examination, or the successor to that examination, if all other requirements of this subsection have been met; [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
E. Have engaged in active clinical practice for a minimum of 3 years prior to application; [2005, c. 289, §2 (AMD).]
F. Have completed with a passing grade the jurisprudence examination given by the board; and [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
G. Have successfully completed a personal interview before the board. [2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW).]
The board may at its discretion waive the Northeast Regional Board Dental Examination, or the successor to that examination, if all other requirements have been met.
[ 2005, c. 289, §2 (AMD) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2003, c. 669, §10 (NEW). 2005, c. 289, §2 (AMD).