Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 3 - Dentists
Section XXXIII-306 - Requirements of Applicants for Dental Licensure by Credentials
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIII-306
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The board may issue a license by credentials in lieu of an examination administered by a board approved clinical licensing examination agency provided that the applicant provides to the board satisfactory documentation evidencing that the applicant:
1. meets all requirements set
forth in R.S. 37:761 and 37:768, and LAC
46:XXXIII.103 and 1805;
2. has
satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the Louisiana State Board
of Dentistry testing the applicant's knowledge of the Louisiana Dental Practice
Act and the jurisprudence affecting same;
3. currently possesses a nonrestricted
license in another state as defined in
R.S.
37:751(A)(2);
4. has been in active practice, while
possessing a nonrestricted license in another state, by:
a. working full-time as a dentist at a
minimum of 1,000 hours per year for the preceding three years before applying
for licensure in Louisiana; or
b.
working full-time in dental education as a teacher for a minimum of three years
immediately prior to applying for licensure in Louisiana; or
c. having successfully completed a two-year
general dentistry residency program, and applying for a Louisiana dental
license by credentials within 180 days of his completion of the program;
or
d. having successfully completed
a residency program in one of the board-recognized dental specialties as
defined in §301, and applying for a Louisiana dental license by credentials
within 180 days of his completion of the program;
5. successfully completed an initial clinical
licensure examination in a United States jurisdiction that included a hand
skills assessment;
6. has not
failed any clinical licensure examination a total of three or more times. This
number includes the accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the
testing agency. This number excludes failures of clinical examinations taken
prior to an applicants final year of dental school. A make-up examination
counts as an examination. This prohibition may be overcome if the applicant
meets all of the other requirements of this Rule, including the successful
completion of an initial licensure examination that included procedures on a
live patient, and:
a. has been actively
practicing with an unrestricted dental license for five years in another state
as defined in
R.S.
37:751(A)(2), has not had
any discipline by the dental board in any state, and meets in person with the
full board, and thereafter a majority of the full board votes to overcome this
prohibition; or
b. following the
last failure of a clinical licensure examination, completes a dental
post-doctoral program of a minimum of one year which is accredited by an
accreditation agency that is recognized by the United States Department of
Education, meets in person with the full board, and thereafter a majority of
the full board votes to overcome this prohibition;
7. is endorsed as being in good standing by
the state board of dentistry in the state of current practice and all prior
states of licensure and practice;
8. has no pending criminal charges against
him/her;
9. has paid all
nonrefundable costs and fees;
10.
has fully completed the required application form with all supporting data and
certification of competency and good character;
11. has submitted Drug Enforcement
Administration registration certificate number and state narcotics license
number in all states wherein same are held or have been held;
12. has submitted one recent passport type
color photograph;
13. has accounted
for all units of time since graduation from dental school;
14. has furnished three affidavits of
recommendation from professional associates (unrelated to the applicant) who
have knowledge of the applicant's ability to practice dentistry after the
applicant's graduation from dental school;
15. has no physical or psychological
impairments which would, in the judgment of the board, adversely affect his/her
ability to practice dentistry;
16.
has completed continuing education in compliance with the rules of all states
in which he is currently licensed and practicing;
17. has, if deemed necessary by the board,
appeared for a personal interview before the board;
18. has shown or provided a sworn affidavit
that there are no unresolved complaints against him/her;
19. has provided satisfactory explanation of
any and all malpractice insurance payments made on the behalf of the applicant
or any of the applicant's employers; and
20. has shown that his/her professional
liability insurance has never been revoked, modified, or nonrenewed.
B. Licensure by credentials shall be granted subject to the provisions of §307 A
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and (13).
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