Section 17-9204. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL PREREQUISITES FOR A TEACHER'S LICENSE IN DENTISTRY  


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    9204.1Except as otherwise provided in § 9204.2, an applicant shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:

     

    (a) Has successfully completed an educational program in the practice of dentistry at an institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (“CODA”), and holds a Degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), or its equivalent, from a college or university that is authorized by any state of the United States or any province of Canada to grant a degree and is recognized by the Board of Dentistry as requiring adequate professional collegiate training and as maintaining an acceptable course of dental instruction; and

     

    (b) Is licensed to practice dentistry, in good standing, in any other state.

     

    9204.2 An applicant that does not meet the requirements set forth in § 9204.1, may be granted licensure if the dean of the dental school where the dentist will practice requests that the dentist be granted the license, circumstances exist that justify granting the request, and the applicant furnishes proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:

     

    (a) Holds a DDS or DMD degree, or an equivalent degree from a school, college, or faculty of dentistry, recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in which the institution is located, which includes completion of a total of not less than six (6) total academic years of pre-professional and professional education, including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics, and for which at least four (4) academic years shall be professional dental education; and

     

    (a) Has at least two (2) years of clinical dental experience.

     

authority

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) (2012 Repl.)), Mayor's Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, and the Omnibus Health Regulation Amendment Act of 2014, effective March 26, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-0096; 61 DCR 3751 (April 11, 2014)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13701 (November 4, 2016).