NRS 631.312 - Dental therapists: Eligibility to apply for license. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

NV Rev Stat § 631.312 (2019) (N/A)

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1. Any person is eligible to apply for a license to practice dental therapy in this State who:

(a) Is of good moral character;

(b) Is over 18 years of age;

(c) Is a graduate of a program of dental therapy from an institution which is accredited by a regional educational accrediting organization that is recognized by the United States Department of Education. The program of dental therapy must:

(1) Be accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or its successor specialty accrediting organization; and

(2) Include a curriculum of not less than 2 years of academic instruction in dental therapy or its academic equivalent; and

(d) Is in possession of a current special endorsement of his or her license pursuant to NRS 631.287 to practice public health dental hygiene.

2. To determine whether a person has good moral character, the Board may consider whether his or her license to practice dental therapy or dental hygiene in another state has been suspended or revoked or whether he or she is currently involved in any disciplinary action concerning his or her license in that state.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3199, effective January 1, 2020)

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