South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 39 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION- STATE BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Section 39-1 - License to Practice Dentistry
Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024
A. The South Carolina Board of Dentistry has no reciprocal licensure arrangement with any other jurisdiction.
B. No applicant shall be examined by the Board to practice dentistry in this state unless the applicant shall;
C. The Board shall require each applicant to successfully complete an examination before such applicant is licensed. The examination may be given either orally, or in writing, or by requiring a practical demonstration of the applicant's skill, or by any combination of such methods as the Board may in its discretion require. Each applicant shall furnish their own patient on the exam. The selection of this patient as well as the final treatment for this patient shall be considered in the final grade.
D. The Board may automatically disqualify any person who may be detected using or attempting to use any unfair assistance during the exam.
E. Dentists licensed in any state or territory of the United States may be issued a license to practice dentistry in this State if the applicant complies with the provisions of Regulation Regulation Regulation 39-1(B) and Section40-15-275 and pays a fee for licensure by credentials. The Board may waive a portion of the fee upon agreement with an applicant to practice exclusively in a rural county for not less than two consecutive years.
F. The Board may charge fees as shown in South Carolina Code of Regulations Chapter 10-12 and on the South Carolina Board of Dentistry website at http://llr.sc.gov/POL/Dentistry.