New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 5 - DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, ETC.)
Part 8 - DENTISTS, LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS
Section 16.5.8.8 - PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Each applicant for licensure as a general dentist by credentials must possess the following qualifications:
A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental school as defined in Subsection A of Section 61-5A-12 NMSA 1978;
B. completed 60 hours of approved continuing education during the past 36 months in compliance with 16.5.1.15 NMAC of these rules;
C. passed the dental national board examination as defined in Subsection A of Section 61-5A-12 NMSA 1978;
D. passed the jurisprudence exam with a score of at least seventy-five percent;
E. holds a current active license in good standing by clinical examination in another state or territory of the United States, or has maintained a uniform service practice in the United States military or public health service for three years immediately preceding the application;
F. passed a clinical examination approved by the board;
G. the board may deny, stipulate, or otherwise limit a license if it is determined the applicant holds or has held a license in another jurisdiction that is not in good standing, if proceedings are pending against the applicant in another jurisdiction, or information is received indicating the applicant is of danger to patients or is guilty of violating any of the provisions of the act, the Uniform Licensing Act, the Impaired Dentists and Hygienists Act, or these rules;
H. the board 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.
