South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:43 - DENTISTS › Chapter 20:43:03 - Licensing Dentists and Dental Hygienists › Section 20:43:03:04 - Application for license to practice as a dentist - Credential verification

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
An applicant for a license to practice as a dentist by
				  credential verification shall submit to the State Board of Dentistry:
(1) A completed application form and fee of
				_six hundred dollars;
(2) A
				statement from a licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine,
				physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner attesting to the
				applicant's physical and mental condition;
(3) Verification of the applicant's passage
				of the National Board Dental Examination Parts I and II or the Integrated
				National Board Dental Examination administered by the Joint Commission on
				National Dental Examinations;
(4)
				Verification of the applicant's passage of a patient-based, simulation-based,
				or manikin-based clinical competency psychomotor examination that has been
				approved by the State Board of Dentistry or passage of a state examination that
				the board considers equivalent;
(5)
				Verification of the license and status of the license from the board of
				dentistry in each state in which the applicant is or has been
				licensed;
(6) Certified transcripts
				or, when approved by the State Board of Dentistry, a certified letter from a
				dental school official verifying that the applicant has graduated from a United
				States dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission
				on Dental Accreditation, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a
				doctor of dental surgery degree;
(7) A copy of the applicant's birth
				certificate or equivalent documentation;
(8) A copy of the applicant's current
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation card from the American Heart Association for the
				Healthcare Provider, the American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer, or an
				equivalent program approved by the State Board of Dentistry;
(9) A recent photograph of the applicant;
				and
(10) Completed fingerprint
				cards necessary to conduct a state and federal criminal background check on the
				applicant.
To be considered for a license to practice as a dentist by
				  credential verification, an applicant must pass a written examination
				  administered by the State Board of Dentistry on the relevant administrative
				  rules and statutes with a cut score of at least seventy percent.
For the State Board of Dentistry to consider an application
				  at the meeting, a complete application and all supporting documentation must be
				  received by the board at least thirty days before the board meeting. If
				  requested by the State Board of Dentistry, an applicant for licensure by
				  credential verification must appear for a personal interview conducted by the
				  board on a date set by the board.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 36-6A-14(20),
					 36-6A-47,
					 36-6A-50.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 36-6A-14(3),
					 36-6A-44.1,
					 36-6A-47,
					 36-6A-50(18).
Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental auxiliaries, SDCL
					 ch 36-6A; Dental corporations, SDCL ch
					 47-12.