Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Dentistry › Board of Dentistry - General Rules › Part 2 - LICENSURE › Section R. 338.11263 - Relicensure requirements; dentists

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1263.
(1)
					 An applicant whose dentist license in this state has lapsed, under section
					 16201(3) or (4) of the code, MCL
					 333.16201, as applicable, may be
					 relicensed by complying with the following requirements:
For a dentist who has let a license in this
									 state lapse:
Lapsed 0-3 years
Lapsed more than 3 years, but less than 5
									 years
Lapsed 5 or more years
(a) Submit a completed application, on a form
									 provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.
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(b) Establish that the applicant is of good
									 moral character as that term is defined in, and determined under, 1974 PA 381,
									 MCL 338.41 to
									 338.47.
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(c) Submit fingerprints as required under
									 section 16174(3) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174.
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(d) Submit proof of current certification in
									 BLS or ACLS for healthcare providers with a hands-on component from an agency
									 or organization that grants certification pursuant to standards equivalent to
									 those established by the AHA, earned within the 2-year period before receiving
									 the license.
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(e) Submit proof of having completed 60 hours
									 of continuing education in courses and programs approved by the board as
									 required under R 338.11701,
									 all of which were earned within the 3-year period immediately preceding the
									 application for licensure. If the continuing education hours submitted with the
									 application are deficient, the applicant has 2 years after the date of the
									 application to complete the deficient hours. The department shall hold the
									 application and not issue the license until the applicant has completed the
									 continuing education requirements. The 60 hours of continuing education must
									 include all of the following:
(i) Not less than 3 hours in pain and symptom
									 management.
(ii) One hour in dental ethics and
									 jurisprudence with inclusion of delegation of duties to allied dental
									 personnel, which may be completed in 1 or more courses.
(iii) One hour in infection control, which must
									 include sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and the
									 CDC's infection control guidelines.
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(f) Complete a 1-time training in identifying
									 victims of human trafficking that meets the standards in
									 R 338.11271.
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(g) Complete a 1-time training in opioids and
									 other controlled substances awareness as required in
									 R 338.3135.
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(h) Meet the English language requirement under
									 R 338.7002b and the implicit bias
									 training required in R
									 338.7004.
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(i) Verify with the application for
									 relicensure, that the applicant complies with
									 R 338.11801 to
									 R 338.11821, and specify the make
									 of each amalgam separator in the dentist's office and the year that each
									 separator was installed, if the applicant is subject to
									 R 338.11801 to
									 R 338.11821.
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(j) An applicant who is or has ever been
									 licensed, registered, or certified in a health profession or specialty by
									 another state, the United States military, the federal government, or another
									 country, shall do both of the following:
(i) Disclose each license, registration, or
									 certification on the application form.
(ii) Satisfy the requirements of section
									 16174(2) of the code, MCL
									 333.16174, which includes
									 verification from the issuing entity showing that disciplinary proceedings are
									 not pending against the applicant and sanctions are not in force at the time of
									 application.
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(k) If an applicant's license has lapsed for
									 more than 3 years but less than 5 years, the applicant shall meet either of the
									 following:
(i) Retake and pass the ADEX clinical and
									 written examination for dentists developed and scored by the CDCA-WREB-CITA or
									 another testing agency with a passing score of not less than 75, within the
									 2-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure.
(ii) Provide the department documentation that
									 the applicant holds or held a valid and unrestricted dentist's license in
									 another state or in Canada within 3 years immediately preceding the application
									 for relicensure.
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(l) If an applicant's license has lapsed 5 or
									 more years, the applicant shall provide the department with documentation that
									 proves the applicant holds or held a valid and unrestricted dentist license in
									 another state or Canada within the 3 years immediately preceding the
									 application for relicensure and meets all of the requirements in subdivisions
									 (a) to (j) of this subrule or complies with all of the following:
(i) Meets the requirements of section 16174 of
									 the code, MCL
									 333.16174, and the rules.
(ii) Provides proof of graduation from a dental
									 educational program that meets the standards in
									 R 338.11301 in which the applicant
									 obtained a DDS or DMD degree.
(iii) Provides proof of having ever passed all
									 parts of the NBDE, or INBDE if the INBDE replaces the NBDE, conducted and
									 scored by the JCNDE to qualify for the dental clinical and written
									 examination.
(iv) Provides proof of having passed the ADEX
									 dental clinical and written examination conducted and scored by the
									 CDCA-WREB-CITA or another regional agency within the 2-year period immediately
									 preceding the application for relicensure.
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(2) If relicensure is granted and it is
					 determined that a sanction has been imposed by another state, the United States
					 military, the federal government, or another country, the disciplinary
					 subcommittee may impose appropriate sanctions under section 16174(5) of the
					 code, MCL
					 333.16174.