Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) A person seeking
licensure in Illinois as a dentist, a dental specialist or a dental hygienist
who is so licensed in another state or territory and has been lawfully
practicing for at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application in Illinois,
may be granted licensure in Illinois upon proof that the requirements for
licensure in the other jurisdiction are at least equal to the requirements in
Illinois.
b) An applicant for a
dental license shall file an application for licensure on forms provided by the
Division, that shall include:
1) Certification
of licensure in the original jurisdiction and from any jurisdiction where the
applicant has been practicing within the last 5 years, stating:
A) The time during which the applicant was
licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of
the license;
B) Whether the files
of the jurisdiction contain any record of any disciplinary action taken or
pending;
2) The
applicant's National Board of Dentistry Examination scores, which must be
forwarded to the Division from the Joint Commission on National Dental
Examinations;
3) Certification of
successful completion of 60 semester hours or its equivalent of college level
pre-dental education and graduation from a course of instruction in a dental
school that meets the minimum education standards of the Division specified in
Section
1220.140;
4) After May 21, 1993, for dental applicants
who graduated from a dental college or school outside of the United States or
Canada:
A) Certification of graduation from a
dental college or school;
B)
Certification that the applicant was authorized to practice in the jurisdiction
in which the applicant attended dental school; and
C) Certification from an approved dental
college or school in the United States or Canada that the applicant has
completed a minimum of 2 years of clinical training at the school in which the
applicant met the same level of scientific knowledge and clinical competence as
all graduates from that school or college. The 2 years of clinical training
shall consist of:
i) 2850 clock hours
completed in 2 academic years for full-time applicants; or
ii) 2850 clock hours completed in 4 years
with a minimum of 700 hours per year for part-time applicants;
5) Verification of
employment;
6) The fee required
under Section
1220.415.
c) An applicant for a dental
hygienist license shall file an application for licensure on forms provided by
the Division, that shall include:
1)
Certification of licensure in the original jurisdiction and from any
jurisdiction where the applicant has been practicing within the last 5 years,
stating:
A) The time during which the
applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original
issuance of the license;
B) Whether
the files of the jurisdiction contain any record of any disciplinary action
taken or pending;
2) The
applicant's National Dental Hygienist Board Examination scores, which must be
forwarded to the Division from JCNDE;
3) Certification of 2 academic years of
credit in an approved school of dental hygiene that meets the minimum education
standards of the Division specified in Section
1220.250;
4) Verification of employment;
5) The fee required under Section
1220.415.
d) Applicants
who have not actively practiced in 3 of the last 5 years may be required to
complete additional testing, training, or remedial education as the Board may
deem necessary in order to establish the applicant's present capacity to
practice dentistry.
