§ 328.21. Application for license--Qualifications--Examination
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 328.21
§ 328.21. Application for license--Qualifications--Examination
E. When the applicant and the accompanying proof are found satisfactory, the Board shall notify the applicant to appear for the jurisprudence examination at the time and place to be fixed by the Board. A dental student or a dental hygiene student in the student's last semester of a dental or dental hygiene program, having met all other requirements, may make application and take the jurisprudence examination with a letter from the dean of the dental school or director of the hygiene program stating that the applicant is a candidate for graduation within the next six (6) months.
F. The Board shall require every applicant for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene to submit, for the files of the Board, a copy of a dental degree or dental hygiene degree, an official transcript, a recent photograph duly identified and attested, and any other information as required by the Board.
1. A dentist holding a general dentist license in good standing and having practiced for at least five hundred (500) hours within the previous five (5) years immediately prior to application and having passed a regional examination substantially equivalent to the requirements for this state may apply for licensure by credentials;
2. A dental hygienist holding a dental hygiene license in good standing and having practiced for at least four hundred twenty (420) hours within the previous five (5) years immediately prior to application and having passed a regional examination substantially equivalent to the requirements for this state may apply for licensure by credentials. Applicants for credentialing must include:
2. A dental hygienist holding an advanced procedure permit or credential in any other state for two (2) years shall be eligible for the advanced procedure permit by credentials; provided, that application for the advanced procedure permit by credentials for administration of local anesthesia shall additionally require proof of passage of such advanced procedure in a CDCA-WREB-CITA exam.
L. During a year in which governmental officials have declared a health pandemic, a state or federal disaster, or other natural or man-made disaster, the Board shall have the authority through a resolution to change or make allowances in requirements of all candidates for licensure and issue temporary licenses for extended periods of time or as needed until the event passes. The resolution shall have a beginning and an end date and shall automatically expire no less than thirty (30) days after the end of the disaster is declared by governmental officials.
M. Every licensee or permit holder shall have an official address and email address listed with the Board. Every licensee or permit holder shall update the address within thirty (30) calendar days of moving. Official notification of any action of the Board adverse to a licensee or permit holder including but not limited to notification of license or permit cancellation due to nonrenewal, notice of a formal complaint, or a decision of the hearing panel or board, shall be served to the licensee or permit holder by registered mail at the official address, in person, to the licensee's or permit holder's attorney, by agreement of the individual, by a process server, or by an investigator of the Board pursuant to Section 2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Credits
Laws 1970, c. 173, § 21, eff. July 1, 1970; Laws 1981, c. 216, § 2; Laws 1999, c. 280, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 172, § 5, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 5, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 7, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 397, § 3; Laws 2021, c. 566, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 158, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 220, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 328.21, OK ST T. 59 § 328.21
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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