New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 33 - DENTAL ASSISTANTS, REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION
Section 16.5.33.11 - EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS CERTIFICATION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.5.33.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Experience requirements: The applicant must have 2080 hours of clinical chair side dental assisting within the two years prior to applying for certification.
B. Education requirements:
(1) study by independent preparation or a
training course on pit and fissure sealant application; and
(2) assisted with and observed application of
12 pit and fissure sealants.
C. Examination requirements:
(1) pass a board or DANB examination on the
application of pit and fissure sealants;
(2) following successful completion of the
examination, apply pit and fissure sealants while being personally observed by
a licensed dentist or dental hygienist on five patients;
(3) pass the take home jurisprudence
examination.
D. Exemptions:
(1) a dental hygiene student
enrolled in an accredited school of dental hygiene having passed a curriculum
for pit and fissure sealants and rubber cup coronal polishing, may be granted a
certificate without meeting the other requirements of this section;
(2) a dental assistant who is certified to
perform application of pit and fissure sealants in another state with
requirements not less stringent than those in New Mexico may be certified based
on credentials.
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