New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 20 - DENTAL HYGIENISTS, LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS
Section 16.5.20.8 - PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Each applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist by credentials 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 of the act;
B. completed 15 hours of continuing education during the past year; these hours must meet the qualifications as defined in 16.5.1.15 NMAC;
C. passed the dental hygiene national board examination as defined in Subsection A of Section 61-5A-13., NMSA 1978;
D. passed the jurisprudence examination with a score of at least seventy-five percent;
E. holds a current active license in good standingobtained through a clinical examination in another state or territory of the United States;
F. the committee requires a background status report from a board designated professional background service; application for this service will be included with other application materials; the applicant will apply and pay fees directly to a board designated professional background service to initiate this service;
G. all licenses held by the applicant must have been in good standing for two years prior to application;
H. the committee may deny, stipulate, or otherwise limit a license if it is determined the applicant is guilty of violating any of the provisions of the act, the Uniform Licensing Act, the Impaired Dentists and Hygienists Act, or these rules.
