Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession › Chapter 3 - Dentists › Section XXXIII-306 - Requirements of Applicants for Dental Licensure by Credentials

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may
				issue a license by credentials in lieu of an examination administered by a
				board approved clinical licensing examination agency provided that the
				applicant provides to the board satisfactory documentation evidencing that the
				applicant:
1. meets all requirements set
				forth in R.S. 37:761 and 37:768, and LAC
				46:XXXIII.103 and 1805;
2. has
				satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the Louisiana State Board
				of Dentistry testing the applicant's knowledge of the Louisiana Dental Practice
				Act and the jurisprudence affecting same;
3. currently possesses a nonrestricted
				license in another state as defined in
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(2);
4. has been in active practice, while
				possessing a nonrestricted license in another state, by:
a. working full-time as a dentist at a
				minimum of 1,000 hours per year for the preceding three years before applying
				for licensure in Louisiana; or
b.
				working full-time in dental education as a teacher for a minimum of three years
				immediately prior to applying for licensure in Louisiana; or
c. having successfully completed a two-year
				general dentistry residency program, and applying for a Louisiana dental
				license by credentials within 180 days of his completion of the program;
				or
d. having successfully completed
				a residency program in one of the board-recognized dental specialties as
				defined in §301, and applying for a Louisiana dental license by credentials
				within 180 days of his completion of the program;
5. successfully completed an initial clinical
				licensure examination in a United States jurisdiction that included a hand
				skills assessment;
6. has not
				failed any clinical licensure examination a total of three or more times. This
				number includes the accumulation of all examinations taken regardless of the
				testing agency. This number excludes failures of clinical examinations taken
				prior to an applicants final year of dental school. A make-up examination
				counts as an examination. This prohibition may be overcome if the applicant
				meets all of the other requirements of this Rule, including the successful
				completion of an initial licensure examination that included procedures on a
				live patient, and:
a. has been actively
				practicing with an unrestricted dental license for five years in another state
				as defined in
				R.S.
				37:751(A)(2), has not had
				any discipline by the dental board in any state, and meets in person with the
				full board, and thereafter a majority of the full board votes to overcome this
				prohibition; or
b. following the
				last failure of a clinical licensure examination, completes a dental
				post-doctoral program of a minimum of one year which is accredited by an
				accreditation agency that is recognized by the United States Department of
				Education, meets in person with the full board, and thereafter a majority of
				the full board votes to overcome this prohibition;
7. is endorsed as being in good standing by
				the state board of dentistry in the state of current practice and all prior
				states of licensure and practice;
8. has no pending criminal charges against
				him/her;
9. has paid all
				nonrefundable costs and fees;
10.
				has fully completed the required application form with all supporting data and
				certification of competency and good character;
11. has submitted Drug Enforcement
				Administration registration certificate number and state narcotics license
				number in all states wherein same are held or have been held;
12. has submitted one recent passport type
				color photograph;
13. has accounted
				for all units of time since graduation from dental school;
14. has furnished three affidavits of
				recommendation from professional associates (unrelated to the applicant) who
				have knowledge of the applicant's ability to practice dentistry after the
				applicant's graduation from dental school;
15. has no physical or psychological
				impairments which would, in the judgment of the board, adversely affect his/her
				ability to practice dentistry;
16.
				has completed continuing education in compliance with the rules of all states
				in which he is currently licensed and practicing;
17. has, if deemed necessary by the board,
				appeared for a personal interview before the board;
18. has shown or provided a sworn affidavit
				that there are no unresolved complaints against him/her;
19. has provided satisfactory explanation of
				any and all malpractice insurance payments made on the behalf of the applicant
				or any of the applicant's employers; and
20. has shown that his/her professional
				liability insurance has never been revoked, modified, or nonrenewed.