Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 57 - LICENSURE OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Section 172-57-009 - EXPANDED FUNCTION PERMITS

(A) Employment or staffing records or other reports from an employer(s) demonstrating 1,500 hours of experience as a licensed dental hygienist in Nebraska or any United States jurisdiction with substantially similar standards or a combination of such experience as allowed by law;

(B) Documentation of successful completion, after obtaining an initial license to practice dental hygiene, of an approved course for the expanded function permit that has been requested; and

(C) Score reports sent directly to the Department from the issuing institution showing successful completion of one or both examinations taken after 1500 hours of work experience, for simple restoration for one surface or complex restoration for multiple surfaces with a score of 75 or above to demonstrate meeting the requirements of this chapter.

(A) An applicant for a permit to perform simple restoration for one surface must pass the practical examination on simple restoration for one surface administered by the Central Regional Dental Testing Service or any other comparable regional or state practical examination approved by the Board of Dentistry with a score of 75 or above;

(B) An applicant for a permit to perform complex restoration on multiple surfaces must pass the practical examination on complex restoration for multiple surfaces administered by the Central Regional Dental testing Service or another comparable regional or state practical examination approved by the Board of Dentistry with a score of 75 or above;

(C) Pass the jurisprudence exam specific to Expanded Functions with a score of 75 or above; and

(D) Scores from any of the practical examinations approved by the board are good for up to five years from the date the examination was passed.