North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 20 - State Board of Dental Examiners
Article 20-02 - Dentists
Chapter 20-02-01 - General Requirements
Section 20-02-01-04.3 - Inactive status - License reinstatement
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
Upon payment of the fee determined by the board, a dentist may place the dentist's license on inactive status. A dentist on inactive status is excused from the payment of renewal fees, except inactive status renewal fees, and continuing education. A dentist on inactive status may not practice in North Dakota. To reinstate a license on inactive status, the dentist shall apply on the form as prescribed by the board, pay a reinstatement fee, and meet all of the following requirements:
1. The applicant has passed a clinical competency examination administered by a dental testing service, approved by the board in section 20-02-01-03.1, within five years of application or provides evidence of the clinical practice of dentistry within the previous five years. The board may waive this requirement at the board's discretion.
2. The applicant has passed a written examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of dentistry in this state administered by the board at a meeting.
3. The applicant has completed thirty-two hours of continuing education in accordance with section 20-02-01-06 within two years of application.
4. The applicant successfully has completed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation course within two years of application.
5. Grounds for denial of the application under North Dakota Century Code section 43-28-18 do not exist.
General Authority: NDCC 43-28-06
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-28-17
