Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 650 - Dental Board › Title III - Licensing › Chapter 11 - Licensure and Registration › Rule 650-11.3 - Dental Licensure by Credentials

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
				Applications for licensure by credentials to practice dentistry in this state
				shall be made on the form provided by the board and must be completely
				answered, including required credentials and documents.
(2) Applications must be filed with the board
				along with:
a. Satisfactory evidence of
				graduation with a DDS or DMD from an accredited dental college approved by the
				board or satisfactory evidence of meeting the requirements specified in rule
				650-11.4(153).
b. Evidence of
				successful passage of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. Any
				dentist who has lawfully practiced dentistry in another state or territory for
				five years may be exempted from presenting this evidence.
c. A statement of any dental examinations
				taken by the applicant, with indication of pass/fail for each examination
				taken. Any dentist who has lawfully practiced dentistry in another state or
				territory for five or more years may be exempted from presenting this
				evidence.
d. Evidence of a current,
				valid license to practice dentistry in another state, territory or district of
				the United States issued under requirements equivalent or substantially
				equivalent to those of this state.
e. Evidence that the applicant has met at
				least one of the following:
(1) Has less than
				three consecutive years of practice immediately prior to the filing of the
				application and evidence of successful passage of a board-approved clinical
				examination pursuant to subrule 11.2(2) within the previous five-year period;
				or
(2) Has for three consecutive
				years immediately prior to the filing of the application been in the lawful
				practice of dentistry in such other state, territory or district of the United
				States.
f. Evidence from
				the state board of dentistry, or equivalent authority, from each state in which
				applicant has been licensed to practice dentistry, that the applicant has not
				been the subject of final or pending disciplinary action.
g. A statement disclosing and explaining any
				disciplinary actions, investigations, malpractice claims, complaints,
				judgments, settlements, or criminal charges, including the results of a
				self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
h. The nonrefundable application fee for
				licensure by credentials, plus the fee for the evaluation of the fingerprint
				packet and the criminal history background checks by the Iowa division of
				criminal investigation (DCI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as
				specified in 650-Chapter 15.
i.
				Current CPR certification. A statement:
(1)
				Confirming that the applicant possesses a valid certificate from a nationally
				recognized course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that included a
				"hands-on" clinical component;
(2)
				Providing the expiration date of the CPR certificate; and
(3) Acknowledging that the CPR certificate
				will be retained and made available to board office staff as part of routine
				auditing and monitoring.
j. Evidence of successful completion of a
				board-approved jurisprudence examination with a grade of at least 75
				percent.
k. A completed fingerprint
				packet to facilitate a criminal history background check by the DCI and
				FBI.