(1) Each
candidate submitting an application for a dental license must have passed all
sections of the National Board Theory Examinations - Part I and Part II with a
score of 75 or higher or have a passing score on the Integrated National Board
Dental Exam. The President of the Georgia Board of Dentistry may appoint one or
more members of the Board to proctor the National Dental Board Examinations
held in Georgia.
(2) Each candidate
for a license to practice dentistry must pass with a score of 75 or higher a
jurisprudence examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of
dentistry in the State of Georgia. Such examination shall be in the English
language. The score will be valid for one year.
(3) Each candidate for a license to practice
dentistry must pass all sections with a score of 75 or higher on any clinical
examination administered by the Georgia Board of Dentistry, or a testing agency
designated and approved by the Board. Such examination shall be in the English
language.
(4) Any candidate who
fails one or two sections of any clinical examination or any combination of
one, two, or three sections of the clinical examination, three times must take
a remedial course of study designated and pre-approved by the board.
(a) Once the candidate shows written proof of
successful completion of the approved course of study, the Board will grant the
candidate one additional attempt at successful passage of a clinical licensing
examination approved by the board.
(b) After a fourth failure of one or more
sections of any clinical examination, no further attempts will be authorized or
scores recognized by the board for licensure in Georgia.
(5) Any candidate who fails three or more
sections of any clinical examination three times must successfully complete a
one-year American Dental Association-accredited course of study pre-approved by
the board.
(a) Once the candidate provides
written proof of successful completion of this one-year course of study, the
board will grant the candidate one additional attempt at successful passage of
a clinical licensing examination approved by the Georgia Board.
(b) After a fourth failure of one or more
sections of any clinical examination, no further attempts will be authorized or
scores recognized by the board for licensure in Georgia.
(6) For purposes of this rule, failure of the
completed curriculum integrated format type examination shall only be counted
as one (1) examination failure. Failure of Part II of the curriculum integrated
format type examination will be applicable to sections (4) and (5) of this
rule.
(7) In determining whether an
applicant has met the requirements for licensure, the board will only consider:
(a) The examination given by the Georgia
Board of Dentistry prior to February 22, 1993.
(b) Results from the Southern Regional
Testing Agency (SRTA) that were attained between February 22, 1993 and December
31, 2005; to include SRTA retake examination results until December 31,
2006.
(c) Results from the American
Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination as uniformly administered by the
Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) and the Northeast Regional
Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) that were attained between January 1, 2006 and
June 30, 2009.
(d) Results from the
Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) examination or any other
testing agency designated and approved by the Board attained subsequent to June
30, 2009. Results from the retake examinations administered by the Northeast
Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) or the Central Regional Dental
Testing Service (CRDTS) are accepted through June 30, 2010. Such retakes must
be from initial examinations taken prior to June 30, 2009 and must include at
least one successful score from Parts II, III, IV or V.
(e) Results from the American Board of Dental
Examiners, Inc. (ADEX) dental examination as uniformly administered by a
testing agency approved by the Board taken on or after January 1,
2015.
(f) Results from the Central
Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) Manikin-based (no human subject) dental
examination taken on or after January 1, 2021.
(g) Results from the American Board of Dental
Examiners, Inc. (ADEX) Manikin-based (no human subject) dental examination
taken on or after January 1, 2021.
(h) Results from the Southern Regional
Testing Agency dental examination taken on or after January 1, 2021.
(i) Regional examinations must include
psychomotor patient-based or simulated patient-based (manikin) procedures
performed as part of the assessment of clinical competencies, and shall include
evaluations in the following areas:
1.
periodontics, clinical abilities testing;
2. endodontics, clinical abilities
testing;
3. posterior class II
amalgam or posterior class II composite preparation and restoration, clinical
abilities testing;
4. anterior
class III composite preparation and restoration, clinical abilities
testing;
5. crown preparation,
clinical abilities testing;
6.
prosthetics, written or clinical abilities testing;
7. oral diagnosis, written or clinical
abilities testing; and
8. oral
surgery, written or clinical abilities testing.
(j) Examination scores from slot preparations
of restorative dentistry shall neither be accepted nor recognized by the
Board.
(8) Each candidate
for Georgia licensure must furnish a background check. The applicant shall be
responsible for all fees associated with the performance of a background
check.
(9) The Board may hold other
examinations as may be required and necessary.
