Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B5 - Board of Dentistry › Chapter 64B5-2 - EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE OF DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS › Section 64B5-2.0144 - Licensure Requirements for Dental Hygiene Applicants from Unaccredited Dental Schools or Colleges

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Applicants for licensure as dental hygienists who have
				  graduated from an unaccredited dental school or college may seek licensure in
				  the following manner:
(1) Submit the
				following: A completed credentials application, Application for Dental Hygiene
				Credentials Review for Graduates From Non-Accredited Dental Colleges or
				Schools, Form DH-MQA 1253, 08/2020, and incorporated herein by reference.
				Application for Dental Hygiene Credentials Review for Graduates From
				Non-Accredited Dental Colleges or Schools, Form DH-MQA 1253, 08/2020, can be
				obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13426
,
				or at
http://floridasdentistry.gov
.
(2) An initial credential evaluation is not
				an approval for licensure; rather, the applicant must comply with all
				provisions of Chapter 466, F.S.
(3)
				A certified photocopy of the dental school diploma and a certified translation
				if the diploma is in a language other than English, which diploma shall be
				comparable to a D.D.S. or a D.M.D.
(4) Final official transcripts received
				directly from the schools where post-secondary dental education was received
				and from the dental school which reflects the applicant's matriculation and
				graduation dates and degree earned; the transcript shall be authenticated by
				the official school stamp or seal as well as the signature of an authorized
				school official and shall be accompanied with a certified translation if the
				documents are in a language other than English.
(5) Proof which establishes successful
				completion of 4 academic years of post-secondary dental education. Proof of the
				4 years of required education shall include a report from an Education
				Credential Evaluators (ECE) approved evaluating service, which evaluation
				includes a year by year evaluation of the applicant's credentials. Said report
				shall not be conclusive, but shall only be advisory to the Board.
(6) Any graduate of a foreign dental college
				or school not accredited or approved in accordance with Section
				466.007(2)(b),
				F.S., and not accredited in accordance with Section
				466.006(2)(b),
				F.S., who seeks licensure as a dental hygienist pursuant to Section
				466.007(2)(b)2., F.S., but is unable to supply proper educational credentials
				due to the political or other conditions of the country in which the education
				was received, shall submit any and all documents which would tend to support
				the applicant's claim of proper credentials and shall submit with the
				application.
(a) A written statement which
				shall include:
1. A complete chronological
				account of all schools attended during the candidate's entire education,
				including dates of attendance and graduation, the addresses of all schools
				attended,
2. A description of all
				dental school courses which the applicant successfully
				completed.