Minnesota Administrative Rules

3100.1100 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY.

Subpart 1.

Form, credentials, and certification.

A person seeking licensure to practice dentistry within Minnesota must present to the board an application and credentials, as determined by the board, and meet the following requirements.

A.

The application must be on a form furnished by the board and must be completely filled out.

B.

The applicant shall furnish satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a school of dentistry accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

C.

The applicant must furnish certification of having passed all parts of a national board examination as defined in part 3100.0100, subpart 15.

D.

An applicant who wants the authority under the license to administer a pharmacological agent for the purpose of general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation or to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia must comply with part 3100.3600.

Subp. 2.

Clinical skills examination.

The applicant shall submit evidence of satisfactorily passing a board approved examination designed to determine the applicant's level of clinical skills.

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 18 SR 2042]

Subp. 4.

Photograph.

For identification purposes, the applicant shall furnish one notarized unmounted passport-type photograph, three inches by three inches, taken not more than six months before the date of application.

Subp. 5.

Certification of character.

The applicant shall furnish a testimonial of good professional character from an authorized representative of the dental school from which the applicant graduated and a certification by the secretary of the Board of Dental Examiners of the state or Canadian province in which the applicant is licensed. The board may in its discretion and for good cause waive the certification of good professional character by an authorized representative of the dental school.

Subp. 6.

Anesthesia, sedation, and nitrous oxide.

A person applying for a license to practice dentistry or a dentist already licensed who wants the authority under the license to administer a pharmacological agent for the purpose of general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation or to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia must comply with the applicable requirements of part 3100.3600.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 150A.04; 150A.06; 150A.08; 150A.09; 150A.10; 214.06

History:

10 SR 1612; 16 SR 2314; 17 SR 1279; 18 SR 2042; 35 SR 459; 39 SR 1455

Published Electronically:

May 7, 2015