Section 17-9003. EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

 

9003.1No person shall be registered as a Level I Dental Assistant or Level II Dental Assistant unless he or she has graduated from high school or has a general equivalency diploma.

 

9003.2Except as provided in § 9003.3, an applicant for a registration as a Level II Dental Assistant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Board of the following:

 

(a)That the applicant has successfully completed and graduated from an educational program for dental assistants approved by the Board or the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA);

 

(b)That the applicant possesses a current and valid certification as a Certified Dental Assistant from the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB); or

 

(c)That the applicant has completed a dental assisting program approved by the Board.

 

9003.3Notwithstanding the requirements of § 9003.2, an applicant for a registration as a Level II Dental Assistant may be granted a registration if the applicant registers no later than September 17, 2012 and provides satisfactory evidence of the following:

 

(a) That the applicant has been performing the duties of a dental assistant on the effective date of this chapter; and

 

(b) That the applicant has demonstrated competency to perform the duties of a dental assistant to the satisfaction of the supervising dentist.

 

9003.4As a prerequisite to registration, a dental assistant shall present proof to the Board that he or she has completed a course in dental radiography training that the Board deems satisfactory.

 

 

authority

Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2007 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5852, 5853 (July 15, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10055 (July 12, 2013).