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
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:
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.