32 §1100-D. Examinations
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 16: DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Subchapter 6: DENTURISTS
§1100-D. Examinations
1. Authority. The board is authorized to prepare and give examinations in the area of denturism for the purpose of licensing denturists. All examinations prepared and given under this subchapter may be prepared and given by the full board, by an appointed subcommittee of the board or by an entity authorized by the board. The board may also recognize a nationally or regionally administered examination given at least annually for applicants to practice denturism in the State.
[ 1995, c. 590, §6 (AMD) .]
1-A. Examination content. Denturist examinations must consist of a clinical examination and a written examination concerning, but not limited to, dental materials, denture technology, United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control guidelines, basic anatomy and basic pathology.
[ 1995, c. 590, §6 (NEW) .]
2. Eligibility for examination.
[ 1995, c. 590, §6 (RP) .]
2-A. Eligibility for examination. Eligibility for taking the examination pursuant to subsection 1 is determined as follows:
A. [2001, c. 337, §3 (RP).]
B. A person is eligible to take the examination if that person:
(1) Is a high school graduate or has obtained high school equivalency; and
(2) Has a diploma from a board-approved denturism postsecondary institution or, until September 30, 2009, has completed an equivalent denturist educational program approved by the board. [2009, c. 227, §4 (AMD).]
[ 2009, c. 227, §4 (AMD) .]
3. Application for examination; fee. An eligible person desiring to take an examination in order to become licensed as a denturist must make a written application to the board to take the examination. This application must be accompanied by an application fee, to be determined by the board, but not to exceed $175 and an examination fee to be determined by the board that may not exceed the actual cost of the examination. The application fee includes the fee for the initial license and is nonrefundable.
[ 2003, c. 669, §12 (AMD) .]
4. Additional examinations; fee. An applicant failing to pass an examination is entitled to a reexamination upon payment of the examination fee set by the board. If an applicant has failed 3 examinations, the board may require the applicant to complete additional educational requirements prior to reexamination.
[ 1995, c. 590, §6 (AMD) .]
5. Timing of examination.
[ 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §89 (RP) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1977, c. 484, §2 (NEW). 1981, c. 440, §§17,18 (AMD). 1993, c. 600, §A89 (AMD). 1995, c. 590, §6 (AMD). 2001, c. 337, §3 (AMD). 2003, c. 669, §12 (AMD). 2009, c. 227, §4 (AMD).