New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 19 - DENTAL HYGIENISTS, LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
Section 16.5.19.8 - PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.19.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Each applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist by examination must possess the following qualifications:

A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental hygiene program consisting of at least two academic years of dental hygiene curriculum as defined in Section 61-5A-13 NMSA 1978;

B. passed the dental hygiene national board examination as defined in Section 61-5A-13 NMSA 1978;

C. passed a clinical examination approved by the committee and ratified by the board; the results of the clinical examination are valid in New Mexico for a period not to exceed five years:

(1) the applicant shall apply directly to a board accepted examining agent for examination, and

(2) results of the clinical examination must be sent directly to the board office; and

D. passed the jurisprudence examination with a score of at least seventy-five percent;

E. the committee requires a background status report from a board designated professional background service the applicant will apply and pay fees directly to a board designated professional background service to initiate this service.

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