Section 317-A:8 Applications.


   I. Applications for licensure shall be made to the board in writing and shall be accompanied by a fee established in rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the board and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the American Dental Association Commission of Accreditation of Dental and Dental Auxiliary Educational Programs. The applicant shall be of good professional character and 18 years of age or older.
   II. Any person applying for any license or privilege under this chapter, including any person seeking to convert from inactive to active status, shall provide the board with information relating to dental competence and professional conduct, to permit the board to make a fully informed decision that the applicant possesses sufficient competence and character to be issued a license under this chapter.
   III. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the board, to a person for research projects and programs of professional education having clinical dental components.
   IV. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the board, to dentists and dental hygienists for the provision of voluntary dental or dental hygiene services. To qualify for licensure under this paragraph, the applicant shall be an active, inactive, or former licensee in New Hampshire or in another state or Canadian province as determined by the board.

Source. 2000, 5:8. 2001, 178:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2001. 2005, 42:2, eff. July 16, 2005.