Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
313 - BOARD OF DENTAL PRACTICE
Chapter 2 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR DENTAL HYGIENIST LICENSURE AND DENTAL HYGIENIST PRACTICE AUTHORITIES
Section 313-2-II - SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR DENTAL HYGIENIST INITIAL LICENSURE

A. Verification of an associate's degree or higher from a dental hygiene program accredited by CODA or its successor organization or the educational equivalent of a dental hygiene degree as determined by the Board, or of having completed at least 1/2 of the prescribed course of study in an accredited dental college as a dental student;

B. Verification of passing the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination or the successor to that examination; and

C. Verification of passing all sections of a Board-approved regional or state dental board dental hygiene examination.