by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary AL es 5 ears Letters of recommendation from 2 DDS or RDH o o o es-extensive Exam AK es Two 14 hours per week May not have failed Alaska clinical exam es o o verification. AR es Five o o o verification. References. o background fee. AZ es 1000 hours in past 2 Must have passed a state regional clinical examination that the board has determined is equivalent to AZ exam. o o o PBIS verification. Letters of verification transcripts ational Board Card and ational Databank Report CA es Five or three plus promise to serve in public health two o o o STATE CO es One year out of last three Only employment with Dept. of Public Health o es Sealed transcripts. verification. Disciplinary action. ational and regional/state exams. incl. in fee. Any regional exam or state exam CT es o o o verification. DC o o
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam DE es Three out of the last five Requires passage of a jurisprudence exam o o o Letter of good standing from dental board where licensed. STATE FL o o o es STATE GA es 2 Must begin to practice in GA w/in 2 of obtaining license es o o HI Limited (Community service license) 1000 hours per year the past 3. May practice only in FQHC, native health centers, post secondary dental auxiliary training program accredited by CODA. Must renew annually. es, but only in qualifying institution o o ID es 1,000 hours in prior two es, until the next exam or one year RDH who meets licensure by credentials criteria, but has not taken local anesthesia exam. o es verification. Investigation of legal and disciplinary actions. ADEX IL es Three out of last five o o es Application. ational Practitioners Databank.
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam I es Two out of last five Must have 14 hours of CE during previous two o o o verification. Disciplinary actions. Board scores. IA es Must have practiced three preceding Other state must accept Iowa licensees; applicant have not failed a clinical exam within past three o es o references. verifications. KS es Three o o es verification. Reference letters from past/present employers. K es Must have practiced 5 Dental board must unanimously vote to accept applicant. o o es TEMP. ational Practitioners Databank. verification. Any state board LA es One year practice Personal interview with board, cannot be HIV or HBV positive o o o Professional, Criminal and license verification. ME es Five Personal interview, dental board may waive o o o verification. ational Board scores. scores. MD es Three /150 hours preceding 3yrs Possess health certificate from physician, personal interview es es es ational Practitioners Databank.
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam MA es One year Contact Dental Board o o o ational Board scores. Two recommendations from previous employers (dentists). Disciplinary action. verification. MI es 2 ears practice If licensed bee 1962, ational Board Exam may be waived o o o M es Active practice two of 3 prior Requires interview, Canadian licensees eligible, must have five hours of infection control within previous five, provide two character references. es- Guest Public Health $50.00 (applicatio n & renewal fee) o o and ational Boards verification. MS es 5 practice o es Rule 7 o ational Practitioners Databank. Two references. MO es Two ot eligible if ever failed a clinical exam or had action against license, o o o ational l Practitioners Database. References
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam MT es 500 hours in past year o o es verification. Disciplinary action. CA state exam E es Three, one prior to application Oral exam if not passed, also need 15 hours of CE V o es o o es verification STATE H es Three Passed within last five, may waive if over five or recognize other clinical on case by case basis J es 10 hours of CE within last two o o es verification. scores. o o es Employment history. verification. Exam scores. Criminal. M es 1,000 hours in last three of five. Must complete infection control CE es, must be sponsored by a M dentist or dental hygienist es es $25 verification.
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam es ot less than 8 months of last two Must not have failed ew ork exam. Department may license by endorsement on an individual basis. o o o Professional Moral Character. C es 2 D es Three Three letters of reference from dentists, and three from dental hygienists. es, with two practice o o es o o o Reference letters. verification. Personal statements. OH es o Teache r s license by recipro city o Required state background checks. OK es Two Interview with board es, unless failed Oklahoma clinical OR es 3,500 hours in past 5 es o 10 letter of recommendation. verification and all documents submitted. o es included incl. in fee of $850 PA es by criteria approval those states that have reciprocal arrangements with Pennsylvania o o o verification. Disciplinary action. scores.
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary RI es o o o Birth certificate. ational Board scores. scores. SC es There is no explicit provision in the law, but the board will consider applicants on an individual basis. Must have passed the ational Board Exam within last 15 o o o Verification of license. ational Practitioners Database. Exam SD es Three out of last five T es Current certification. Must not have failed the exam. TX es Three Current es if practice in not profit UT es 2,000 hours within last two or taught in accredited program 18 months and practiced 800 hours within last 2 es o ational Practitioner Databank. o es es o o Employment Education References Criminal. Disciplinary actions. verification and status. 2 letters of reference. Board approved exam o o o verification. VT es 800 hours within last five Must have taken office emergency procedures; never have been disciplined o o o verification. ational Board scores.
by ears Required * Special Requirements Temporary Exam VA es Two out of last five WA es 560 practice hours in past two. WV es Two active practice May be required to take parts of the clinical exam es, if employed in state public health es, but no expanded functions; renewable limited license. s tempor ary WI es o o o W es 1000 hrs prior 3 o o o es 6.02 es Application and all documents are reviewed by licensure specialist and reviewed by endorsement committee. o o verification. es Rule 6.04 verification. ational Practitioners Databank. Board scores. Education verification. by : States may use the terms; licensure by endorsement, licensure by criteria approval, or reciprocity to mean provisions in the law that allow out of state licensees to be licensed without a clinical examination. ears of : Refers to active practice requirements in the year(s) immediately preceding licensure by credential application. Special Requirements: Requirements that are in addition to graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program, passing the Joint Commission on ational Boards Dental Hygiene Examination, and proof that the applicant has a license in good standing in another state. (Most states will require licensure applicants to pass a Jurisprudence exam on the laws governing the practice of dental hygiene in that state. Contact state licensing agency application ms and fee inmation.) Temporary,, or Retired : Special licenses often have specific time-limits, restrictions, or additional requirements. Contact the state licensing agency inmation. Source: State statutes and rules/inmation from state licensing authorities. www.adha.org August 2015