West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 5 - Dentistry, WV Board of › Title 5 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Series 5-01 - Rule for the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners › Section 5-1-3 - Issuance of dental intern, dental resident, teaching permits; licensing of foreign trained dentists

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. Dental
				Intern or Dental Residency Permit. The Board of Dentistry may issue a dental
				intern or dental residency permit to graduates of dental schools approved by
				the Board who are not licensed to practice dentistry in this State. The dental
				director of a hospital operated or licensed by the State, which maintains a
				dental intern or residency program, or the dean of a dental school located
				within the State shall certify an applicant has obtained an internship or
				residency to the Board. The permit authorizes the holder of the permit to serve
				as a dental intern or a dental resident for a period of not more than one year
				in any hospital licensed or operated by the State which maintains an
				established dental department under the supervision of a licensed dentist or
				the school of dentistry located in the State. The permit may be reissued by the
				Board at its discretion. The holder of a permit shall function under the
				supervision of the dental staff of the hospital or dental school and shall
				limit his or her practice to patients selected by the hospital or school of
				dentistry. The holder of a permit is not entitled to receive any fee or other
				compensation other than the salary paid by the hospital or school of dentistry.
				The Board may revoke a permit for cause. Permits expire at the end of one year
				or on the date the dental internship or residency is discontinued, whichever
				first occurs.
3.2. Teaching
				Permits. The Board may issue teaching permits to persons who are graduates of a
				school of dentistry or dental residency program approved by the Board where
				those persons are not licensed to practice dentistry in this State. The permit
				shall be issued only upon the certification of the dean of a dental school or
				program director of a dental residency program located in this State that the
				applicant is a member of the staff of that school or program. The permits are
				valid for one year and may be reissued by the Board in its discretion with a
				written recommendation of the dental school dean or program director. The
				holder of a permit may perform all operations which a person licensed to
				practice dentistry in this State may perform, but only within the facilities of
				the dental school, academic medical center, or teaching hospital adjacent to a
				dental school or academic medical center located within the state and as an
				adjunct to his or her teaching functions in the school. The Board may revoke a
				permit for cause. Permits expire at the end of one year or on the date the
				teaching appointment ends, whichever first occurs.
3.3. Teaching Permits with U.S. Specialty
				Training. The Board of Dentistry may issue a teaching permit to an applicant
				trained in foreign dental schools, who possesses a certificate of completed
				dental specialty training from a U. S. or Canadian dental school and who has
				received U. S. Board certification. The permit shall be issued only upon
				certification of the dean of a dental school or program director of a dental
				residency program located in this State, that the applicant is a member of the
				staff at that school or program. The permits are valid for one year and may be
				reissued by the Board with a written recommendation of the dental school dean
				or program director of a dental residency program. The holder of the permit may
				perform all operations which a person licensed in his or her particular
				specialty to practice dentistry in this State may perform, but only within the
				confines of the primary location of the dental school or program, or teaching
				hospital adjacent to a dental school located within the state and as an adjunct
				to his or her teaching functions in the dental school or program. The Board may
				revoke a permit for cause. Permits expire at the end of one year or on the date
				the teaching appointment ends, whichever first occurs.
3.4. Foreign Trained Dental Graduates. The
				Board of Dentistry may issue a dental intern permit, dental resident permit or
				teaching permit to a foreign trained dentist who has been offered a position in
				an approved dental program in this state as verified by the program director,
				dean, or associate dean.
3.5.
				Foreign Trained Dental Graduates with Accredited Advanced General Dentistry
				Training. The Board may issue a dental license to an applicant trained in a
				foreign dental school, who possesses a certification of a two-year, or more,
				advanced general dentistry training program from a U.S. or Canadian dental
				school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
3.6. Foreign Trained Dental Graduates with
				Accredited Dental Specialty Advanced Education Training. The Board may issue a
				dental license to an applicant trained in a foreign dental school, who
				possesses a certification of a two-year, or more, dental specialty advanced
				education training program from a dental school accredited by the Commission on
				Dental Accreditation. The applicant shall apply for both a general and
				specialty dental license and shall limit his or her practice of dentistry only
				to the specialty in which he or she is licensed.