Current through September 24, 2024
Any dentist who has completed the requirements set forth in
this rule may be issued a limited license for the practice of dentistry in
American Dental Association accredited institutions, or dental education
programs, or in federally designated health professional shortage areas, or may
be issued an educational limited license to practice dentistry under the
auspices of a dental educational institution. The educational limited license
limits the dentist's location and activity to teaching and practice in programs
offered only through the educational institution. It does not authorize
independent private practice in any location.
(1) The process for obtaining a limited or an
educational limited license is as follows:
(a)
An applicant shall obtain an application form from the Board Administrative
Office, respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for
information contained in the form and submit it along with all documentation
and fees required by the form and this rule to the Board Administrative Office.
It is the intent of this rule that all activities necessary to accomplish the
filing of the required documentation be completed prior to filing a licensure
application and that all documentation be filed simultaneously.
(b) An applicant shall submit a signed
"passport" style photograph taken within the preceding twelve (12)
months.
(c) An applicant must
submit evidence of good moral character and professional competence. Such
evidence shall include at least two (2) letters attesting to the applicant's
character and ability from licensed dentists on the signator's
letterhead.
(d) An applicant shall
submit proof of United States or Canadian citizenship or evidence of being
legally entitled to live and work in the United States. Such evidence may
include copies of birth certificates, naturalization papers, or current visa
status.
(e) An applicant shall
submit the required fees as provided in Rule
0460-01-.02(1).
(f) An applicant shall submit evidence of
current training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which is defined as
successful completion of a BLS for Healthcare Providers, or CPR/AED for
Professional Rescuers, or an equivalent course, which provides training for
healthcare professionals in CPR and the use of an AED by a Board-approved
training organization. The course must be conducted in person and include a
skills examination on a manikin with a certified instructor.
(g) An applicant shall indicate whether the
applicant is physically capable of performing the procedures included in the
practice of dentistry and if not, make explanation.
(h) An applicant shall disclose the
circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic
violations.
2. The denial of
licensure application by any other state or the discipline of licensure in any
state.
3. Loss or restriction of
hospital privileges.
4. Any other
civil suit judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party
defendant including, without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach
of contract, antitrust activity or any other civil action remedy recognized
under any country's or state's statutory, common, or case law.
5. Failure of any dental licensure
examination.
(i) An
applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board's administrative office
directly from the vendor identified in the Board's licensure application
materials, the result of a criminal background check.
(j) An applicant shall submit or cause to be
submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement from the
licensing board(s) of every state in which the applicant has ever been licensed
which indicates the applicant either holds a current active license and whether
it is in good standing, or held a license which is currently inactive and
whether it was in good standing at the time it became inactive.
(k) An applicant shall successfully complete
the Tennessee Board of Dentistry Ethics and Jurisprudence
examination.
(2) In
addition to completing the process described in paragraph (1), an applicant for
limited licensure:
(a) Shall cause a
transcript from a dental school, college or university to be sent directly from
the institution to the Board Administrative Office that shows the equivalent of
the D.D.S. or the D.M.D. degree was conferred and carries the official seal of
the institution; and
(b) Shall
cause to be submitted, directly from Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
(www.ece.org) to the Board
Administrative Office, a "Course-By-Course Evaluation Report" that indicates
the applicant has successfully completed the equivalent of four (4) years of
study in a dentistry program in the United States; and
(c) Shall cause to be submitted, directly
from the educational institution to the Board Administrative Office,
certification of successful completion of a graduate training program in a
recognized specialty branch of dentistry from an advanced specialty program
accredited by the American Dental Association; and
(d) Shall cause to be submitted, directly
from the examination agency to the Board Administrative Office, certification
of successful completion of the National Board examination; and
(e) Shall cause, if practice is to occur in
American Dental Association accredited institutions or dental education
programs, the Dean or Director of the dental educational institution at which
the applicant is to be employed to submit upon application for licensure and
renewal of licensure, on behalf of the applicant, a letter of recommendation
for limited licensure and a copy of the contract employing the applicant as a
faculty member at the institution; or
(f) Shall submit when applying for licensure
and when applying for renewal of licensure, if practice is to be in a federally
designated health professional shortage area, proof of employment as a dentist
or proof of starting/maintaining a private dental practice; and
(g) If the applicant has ever taken any
regional testing agency examination or any other Board-approved examination as
provided in Rule
0460-02-.05, an
application will not be approved unless and/or until a certification is
submitted which indicates that the applicant achieved passing scores on all
parts of the examination.
(3) In addition to completing the process
described in paragraph (1), an applicant for educational limited licensure:
(a) Shall cause a transcript from a dental
school, college or university to be sent, directly from the institution to the
Board Administrative Office, that shows the degree was conferred and carries
the official seal of the institution; and
(b) Shall cause the Dean or Director of the
dental educational institution at which the applicant is to be employed to
submit upon application for licensure and renewal of licensure, on behalf of
the applicant, a letter of recommendation for educational limited licensure and
a copy of the contract employing the applicant as a faculty member at the
institution; and
(c) Shall possess
an active license which is in good standing in at least one (1) other state;
and
(d) If the applicant has ever
taken any regional testing agency examination or any other Board-approved
examination as provided in Rule
0460-02-.05, an
application will not be approved unless and/or until a certification is
submitted which indicates that the applicant achieved passing scores on all
parts of the examination.
(4) When a limited or educational limited
licensee is employed at an educational institution or program, the licensee
shall cause the Dean or Director of the educational institution or program to
immediately notify the Board in writing of the termination of the licensee's
employment and the reasons therefore. Such notification terminates the
licensee's authority to practice in Tennessee.
(5) When a limited licensee is no longer
practicing dentistry in a federally designated health professional shortage
area, the licensee shall immediately notify the Board in writing. Such
notification terminates the licensee's authority to practice in
Tennessee.
(6) Limited and
educational limited licensees are subject to all rules governing renewal,
retirement, reinstatement and reactivation as provided by Rules
0460-02-.08 and
.09. These licenses are also subject to disciplinary action for the same causes
and pursuant to the same procedures as active licenses. Under no circumstance
shall a limited or educational limited license be renewed without payment of
the required biennial renewal fee as stated in Rule
0460-01-.02, and completion
of the annual continuing education requirement as stated in Rule
0460-01-.05(1).
(7) Application review and licensure
decisions required by this rule shall be governed by Rule
0460-01-.04.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
4-3-1011,
4-5-202,
4-5-204,
63-5-105, 63-5-107, 63-5-110, 63-5-111, and
63-5-124.
