New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 28 - DENTAL HYGIENISTS, LOCAL ANESTHESIA CERTIFICATION
Section 16.5.28.10 - CERTIFICATION BY CREDENTIALS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.28.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Applicants for certification in local anesthesia by credentials must possess the following qualifications and submit the required fees and documentation, along with a completed application.
A. Qualifications:
(1) a current active license in good standing
to practice dental hygiene in New Mexico;
(2) successful completion of educational
coursework in local anesthesia by;
(a)
curriculum: successful completion of an educational program in local anesthesia
of at least 24 didactic hours and 10 hours of clinical training given in an
accredited dental hygiene program as part of the regular curriculum for the
dental hygiene degree, or
(b)
non-curriculum: successful completion of a board approved continuing
educational program in local anesthesia of at least 24 didactic hours and 10
hours of clinical training; continuing education program must comply with
requirements in
16.5.1.15 NMAC;
and
(3) successfully pass
a board approved examination, the results of the exam do not have to be within
a specific time frame. If educational coursework in local anesthesia was
obtained by;
(a) curriculum: a board approved
written local anesthesia exam is required.
(b) non-curriculum: a board approved written
and clinical local anesthesia exam is required.
(4) administration of local anesthesia in the
practice of dental hygiene for at least three of the past five years.
B. Documentation:
(1) copy of current basic life support (BLS)
or cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification accepted by the American
heart association, the American red cross or the American safety and health
institute (ASHI); cannot be a self-study course;
(2) proof of successful completion of
educational coursework in local anesthesia;
(a) transcript from an accredited dental
hygiene program documenting successful completion of an approved educational
program in local anesthesia as part of the regular curriculum for the dental
hygiene degree, or
(b) copy of
certificate showing successful completion of a board approved continuing
education program in local anesthesia of at least 24 didactic hours and 10
hours of clinical training; continuing education program must comply with
requirements in
16.5.1.15 NMAC;
and
(3) proof of active
certification to administer local anesthesia;
(a) letter of verification from each
jurisdiction where the applicant holds a certificate for administering local
anesthesia, or if the jurisdiction doesn't supply licensees with a separate
certification, then a letter is needed stating that local anesthesia is not a
separate designation from the license but is part of the dental hygiene
license; sent directly form the board in each jurisdiction, and describing any
disciplinary action taken against the applicant; and
(b) if the applicants previous license
includes the local anesthesia designation or certification is expired or
inactive the applicant must show proof of completion of a board approved
continuing education course in administration of local anesthesia that includes
a hand on-portion. Continuing education course must comply with requirementsin
16.5.1.15
NMAC.
(4) proof of
administration of local anesthesia while engaged in the practice of dental
hygiene in at least three of the past five consecutive years; proof may be by
notarized letters from employers, supervisors of dental clinics of the
uniformed services of the United States, or faculty administrators of schools
of dental hygiene or dentistry.
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