18 Va. Admin. Code § 60-25-140

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 4, October 8, 2024

Section 18VAC60-25-140 - Licensure by examination

A. An applicant for licensure by examination shall have:

1. Graduated from or have been issued a certificate by a CODA or CDAC accredited program of dental hygiene;

2. Successfully completed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination given by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and

3. Successfully completed a board-approved clinical competency examination in dental hygiene.

B. If the candidate has failed any section of a board-approved examination three times, the candidate shall complete a minimum of seven hours of additional clinical training in each section of the examination to be retested in order to be approved by the board to sit for the examination a fourth time.

C. Applicants who successfully completed a board-approved examination five or more years prior to the date of receipt of their applications for licensure by the board may be required to retake a board-approved examination or take board-approved continuing education that meets the requirements of 18VAC60-25-190, unless they demonstrate that they have maintained clinical, unrestricted, and active practice in a jurisdiction of the United States for 48 of the past 60 months immediately prior to submission of an application for licensure.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 60-25-140

Derived From, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 05, eff. 12/2/2015; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 08, eff. 1/28/2016.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.