New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 7 - DENTISTS, TEMPORARY OR PUBLIC SERVICE LICENSURE
Section 16.5.7.9 - PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY AND PUBLIC SERVICE LICENSURE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Presumptive public service practitioners as defined in Subsection G of 16.5.7.8 NMAC are not required to comply with Subsection D, E and F of this section. Residents or students as defined in Subsection C of 16.5.7.8 NMAC are not required to comply with Subsection C, E and F of this section. All other applicants for temporary or public service licensure must possess each of the following qualifications:
A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental school or college as defined in 61-5A-12, A;
B. if the temporary or public service license is for a practice specialty, the applicant must have obtained a postgraduate degree or certificate from an accredited dental college, school of dentistry or other residency program that is accredited by the commission on dental accreditation;
C. hold a valid license in good standing from another state or territory of the United States;
D. applicants requesting a six or 12 month temporary or public service license must pass the jurisprudence exam with a score of at least a 75 percent;
E. for those applying for an initial temporary or public service license in public health dentistry or as a replacement practitioner, the board requires a level III 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 fee directly to a board designated professional background service to initiate this service; the license may be provisionally issued while awaiting the report from a board designated professional background service; and
F. must have successfully passed clinical examination through WREB, CRDTS, NERB/ADEX, SRTA or other examination accepted by the board; the results of the clinical examination must be sent directly to the board office.
