Wisconsin Administrative Code
Dentistry Examining Board
Chapter DE 2 - Licensure
Section DE 2.01 - Application for license

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DE 2.01

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) An applicant for license as a dentist shall submit all of the following to the board:

(a) An application on a form approved by the board.

(c) The fee authorized by s. 440.05 (1), Stats.

(d) Evidence of successful completion of an examination on the statutes and rules relating to dentistry.

(e) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from an accredited dental school.

(f) Verification from the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or other board-approved professional testing services of successful completion of an examination.

(g) Verification from a board-approved testing service of successful completion of an examination taken within one year immediately preceding application.

(h) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved by the Wisconsin department of health services.

Note: Instructions for applications are available on the department of safety and professional services' website at http://dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266-2112.

(1m) An applicant for a license as a dentist who is a graduate of a foreign dental school shall submit all of the following to the board:

(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from a foreign dental school.

(b) The information required in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (f) and (g).

(d) Evidence of one of the following:
1. Verification of having been awarded a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.

2. Verification of having received a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least two academic years at an accredited dental school. The program must provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD graduate.

(e) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved by the Wisconsin department of health services.

(2) An applicant for license as a dental hygienist shall meet requirements in sub. (1) (a) through (d) and shall also submit to the board:

(a) Verification from the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or other board-approved professional testing service of successful completion of an examination on the basic principles of the practice of dental hygiene.

(b) Verification from a board-approved testing service of successful completion of an examination taken within one year immediately preceding application.

(c) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from an accredited dental hygiene school.

(d) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved by the Wisconsin department of health services.

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