Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 650 - Dental Board › Title III - Licensing › Chapter 11 - Licensure and Registration › Rule 650-11.2 - Dental Licensure by Examination

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Applications for licensure by examination
				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. An applicant who has held a dental license issued in another state
				for one year or longer must apply for licensure by credentials pursuant to rule
				650-11.3
				(153).
(2) Applications for
				licensure must be filed with the board along with:
a.
Documentation of graduation from
				dental college.
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.
Certification of
				good standing from dean or designee.
Certification by the dean or
				other authorized representative of the dental school that the applicant has
				been a student in good standing while attending that dental school.
c.
Documentation of passage of
				national dental examination.
Evidence of attaining a grade of at least
				75 percent on the examination administered by the Joint Commission on National
				Dental Examinations.
d.
Documentation of passage of a clinical examination.
(1) Successful passage of a board-approved
				clinical examination within the previous five-year period with a grade of at
				least 75 percent.
(2) The following
				regional clinical examinations are approved by the board for purposes of
				licensure by examination: the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc.
				examination as administered by the Central Regional Dental Testing Service,
				Inc. (CRDTS), the Western Regional Examining Board examination as administered
				by the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB), the Southern Regional Testing
				Agency, Inc. examination as administered by the Southern Regional Testing
				Agency, Inc. (SRTA), and the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc.
				examination as administered by the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments
				(CDCA) and the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Inc. (CITA).
(3) Beginning January 1,2018, the 2014
				California portfolio examination is approved by the board for the purposes of
				licensure by examination. To be eligible for licensure on the basis of
				portfolio examination, an applicant must be a student at the University of Iowa
				College of Dentistry or have graduated from the University of Iowa College of
				Dentistry within one year of the date of application.
e.
Explanation of any legal or
				administrative actions.
A statement disclosing and explaining any
				disciplinary actions, investigations, complaints, malpractice claims,
				judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.
f.
Payment of application,
				fingerprint and background check fees.
The nonrefundable application
				fee, 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.
g.
Documentation of
				passage of jurisprudence examination.
Evidence of successful
				completion of a board-approved jurisprudence examination with a grade of at
				least 75 percent.
h.
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.
i.
Completed fingerprint packet.
A completed fingerprint packet to facilitate a criminal history
				background check by the DCI and FBI.