New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 30 - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Subchapter 2 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Section 13:30-2.3 - Application for registration as limited registered dental assistant in orthodontics

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:30-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) An applicant desiring to secure registration as a limited registered dental assistant in orthodontics shall have a certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Jurisprudence orientation taken within six months of the date of application and:

1. Satisfactorily completed and graduated, within the past 10 years, from a training program for dental assistants approved by the Board and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), and within 10 years prior to the date of application passed the Certified Orthodontic Assistant (COA) Examination, or successor examination, the Topical Fluoride Examination, or successor examination, and the Coronal Polish Examination, or successor examination, which are administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB); or

2. Successfully completed high school (or its equivalent) and shall have obtained at least two years work experience as a dental assistant under the supervision of a licensed dentist holding a specialty permit in orthodontics during the five-year period prior to making application for registration, passed the Certified Orthodontic Assistant (COA) Examination, or successor examination, the Topical Fluoride Examination, or successor examination, and the Coronal Polish Examination, or successor examination, which are administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) within 10 years prior to the date of application.
i. To satisfy the work experience required pursuant to this section, the applicant shall satisfy the work experience requirements to sit for the COA examination as set forth in DANB's COA examination application packet, and which is available at www.danb.org.

ii. An applicant obtaining work experience pursuant to this section shall not perform the duties of a registered dental assistant or a limited registered dental assistant. An applicant may perform the duties of an unregistered dental assistant as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:30-2.6. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to preclude an applicant from observing any tasks or duties performed in a dental office.

(b) An applicant for registration as a limited registered dental assistant in orthodontics shall submit a completed application to the Board that contains the following information and materials:

1. A certification by the board of dentistry in every state or jurisdiction in which the applicant is a registered dental assistant verifying that the applicant's registration in that state or jurisdiction is in good standing;

2. Proof of the following, if applicable, pursuant to (a) above:
i. A certificate of graduation from an approved educational program in dental assisting in which the expanded functions or duties as listed in N.J.A.C. 13:30-2.5 are taught;

ii. A certificate of successful completion of an approved program in expanded functions in orthodontics. The Board shall recognize the following as providers of approved programs in expanded functions:
(1) An institution approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation;

(2) Institutions of higher education which have met the standards of the Commission on Higher Education or a regional agency recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation; or

(3) In-service training programs conducted at the graduate level by agencies of the Federal, State, or local government, which are substantially similar to programs described in (b)2ii(1) and (2) above; or

iii. A certification of work experience from the licensee(s) who possess(es) the specialty permit in orthodontics under whose supervision the applicant obtained the required work experience. The certification shall be on a form provided by the Board;

3. A certificate of successful completion of the Certified Orthodontic Assistant (COA) Examination, or successor examination, administered by DANB, the Topical Fluoride Examination, or successor examination, administered by DANB, the Coronal Polish Examination, or successor examination, administered by DANB, and a certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Jurisprudence orientation within six months of the date of application;

4. Results from a criminal history background check conducted by the State of New Jersey pursuant to 45:1-28 et seq.; and

5. The application fee set forth in 13:30-8.1.

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