N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:30-2.2 - Application for registration as dental assistant

(a) An applicant desiring to secure registration as a dental assistant shall have a certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Jurisprudence orientation taken within six months of the date of application and:

1. Satisfactorily completed and graduated, within the past 10 years, from an educational program for dental assistants approved by the Board and the Commission on Dental Accreditation and shall have taken the Certified Dental Assistant Examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) within 10 years prior to the date of application; or

2. Successfully completed high school (or its equivalent) and shall have:

i. Obtained at least two years of work experience as a dental assistant during the five-year period prior to making application for registration, passed the Certified Dental Assistant Examination administered by DANB within 10 years prior to the date of application, successfully completed a Board-approved program in expanded functions, and passed the New Jersey Expanded Functions Examination administered by DANB; or

ii. Obtained at least two years of work experience as a dental assistant during the five-year period prior to making application for registration, passed the Certified Dental Assistant Examination administered by DANB within 10 years prior to application, and passed the New Jersey Expanded Functions Examination administered by DANB.

(b) An applicant for registration as a dental assistant shall submit a completed application to the Board that contains the following information and materials:

1. A certification by the board of dentistry in every state or jurisdiction in which the applicant is a registered dental assistant verifying that the applicant's registration in that state or jurisdiction is in good standing;

2. Proof of the following, if applicable pursuant to (a) above:

i. A certificate of graduation from an approved educational program in dental assisting in which the expanded functions or duties listed in 13:30-2.4 are taught;

ii. A certificate of successful completion of an examination for clinical competency in expanded functions in dental assisting administered by DANB;

iii. A certificate of successful completion of an approved program in expanded functions in dental assisting. The Board shall recognize the following as providers of approved programs in expanded functions:

(1) An institution approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation;

(2) Institutions of higher education which have met the standards of the Commission on Higher Education or a regional agency recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation; or

(3) In-service training programs conducted at the graduate level by agencies of the Federal, State, or local government that are substantially similar to programs described at (b)2iii(1) and (2) above;

iv. A certificate of successful completion of the Certified Dental Assistant Examination administered by DANB; and

v. A certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Jurisprudence orientation within six months of the date of application;

3. Results from a criminal history background check conducted by the State of New Jersey pursuant to 45:1-28 et seq.; and

4. The application fee set forth in 13:30-8.1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-2.2

Amended by R.2005 d.309, effective 9/19/2005.
See: 37 New Jersey Register 1149(a), 37 New Jersey Register 3709(a).
Rewrote (a), in (b), deleted former iv and recodified former v as iv, rewrote 3.

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 619(c), effective 4/19/2021