Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1)
Applicants for dental hygienist licensure must have:
(a) passed the written dental hygiene
examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental
Examinations, or its successor;
(b)
passed a board-approved regional clinical practical examination. Examinations
shall be valid for the purpose of initial licensure for a period of five years
from the date of passage of the examination; and
(c) graduated from a dental hygiene school
accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental
Accreditation, or its successor.
(2) The patient-based or, beginning March 12,
2020, a simulated patientbased clinical practical exam must include the
following:
(a) clinical competency and
patient competency with the following components:
(i) pocket depth;
(ii) recession;
(iii) calculus detection and removal;
and
(iv) intraoral and extraoral
assessment.
(3)
A local anesthetic permit applicant shall successfully pass the CDCA-WREB-CITA
local anesthesia exam or board-approved local anesthetic exam.
(4) The board may review applications from
applicants who have taken a clinical practical examination that does not meet
the above criteria as nonroutine for licensure.
(5) Local anesthetic certification requires:
(a) education and training regarding the
administration of local anesthetic agents as demonstrated by:
(i) successful passage of a board-approved
local anesthetic examination, that includes a written and clinical component,
within the last five years; or
(ii)
proof of completion in coursework and training regarding the administration of
local anesthetic agents and written verification that the applicant has
practiced administering local anesthetic agents in another jurisdiction within
the last five years;
(b)
a copy of the applicant's current CPR, ACLS, or PALS card;
(c) payment of appropriate fees;
and
(d) copies of any local
anesthetic agent authorization(s) held in other states.
AUTH:
37-1-131,
37-4-205,
37-4-402, MCA; IMP:
37-1-131,
37-4-401,
37-4-402,
MCA
