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Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDSPart I - DEPARTMENT OF STATESubpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRSChapter 33 - STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Subchapter B - LICENSURE OF DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND CERTIFICATION OF EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Section 33.103 - Examinations

49 Pa. Code § 33.103

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 33.103 - Examinations
(a)Dentists. Candidates for licensure shall pass the National Board Dental Examination (written examination) and the dental clinical examination administered by one of the following:
(1) The North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. (NERB).
(2) The Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA).
(3) The Western Regional Examining Board (WREB).
(4) The Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS).
(5) The Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Inc. (CITA).
(b)Dental hygienists. Candidates for licensure shall pass the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (written examination) and the dental hygiene clinical examination administered by one of the following:
(1) The North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. (NERB).
(2) The Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA).
(3) The Western Regional Examining Board (WREB).
(4) The Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS).
(5) The Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Inc. (CITA).
(c)Expanded function dental assistants. Candidates for certification shall pass a written examination acceptable to the Board.
(d)Additional requirement. The Board will recognize successful completion of the dental or dental hygiene clinical examinations or the expanded function dental assistant examination approved by the Board for up to 5 years from the date scores are reported to the Board. After 5 years, the Board will accept passing scores on the examinations only if the candidate has been engaged in postgraduate training or in the practice of dentistry, as a dental hygienist or as an expanded function dental assistant in another jurisdiction.

49 Pa. Code § 33.103

The provisions of this §33.103 adopted June 23, 1995, effective 6/24/1995, except subsection (c) effective 6/24/1996, 25 Pa.B. 2492; amended May 12, 2000, effective 5/13/2000, 30 Pa.B. 2359; amended September 3, 2004, effective 9/4/2004, 34 Pa.B. 4882; amended May 14, 2010, effective 5/15/2010, 40 Pa.B. 2532.

The provisions of this §33.103 amended under sections 2-5.1, 10-11.5 and 11.7 of the Dental Law (63 P. S. §§ 121-124.1, 129-129.1, 130, 130e and 130h).