Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 17 - Licensure Examination
Section XXXIII-1713 - Board Approved Regional or National Independent Third Party Clinical Examinations

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIII-1713

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The board may accept passing scores from board approved testing agencies which administer reliable, accurate, and valid examinations and in which the board has the option of representation on both the board of directors and the examination review committee or equivalent committees and allow for the board's input into the examination development and administration.

B.

1. The clinical examination shall include procedures performed on human subjects as part of the assessment of restorative and periodontal clinical competencies and shall have included evaluations in at least four of the following subject matter areas:
a. periodontics, clinical abilities testing;

b. endodontics, clinical abilities testing;

c. amalgam preparation and restoration;

d. anterior composite preparation and restoration;

e. posterior ceramic or composite preparation and restoration;

f. cast gold, clinical abilities testing;

g. prosthetics, written or clinical abilities testing;

h. oral diagnosis, written or clinical abilities testing; or

i. oral surgery, written or clinical abilities testing.

2. In addition to the foregoing requirements, the examination shall include:
a. anonymity between candidates and examination raters;

b. standardization and calibration of raters; and

c. a mechanism for post examination analysis.

3. The board shall accept scores upon such examination for a period of three years following the date of such examinations. Each applicant shall arrange for and ensure the submission to the board office the applicant's scores.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8).

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