22 Tex. Admin. Code § 103.1 - General Qualifications for Licensure
(a) Any person desiring to practice dental
hygiene in the State of Texas must possess a license issued by the State Board
of Dental Examiners (Board) as required by the Dental Practice Act and Board
rules.
(b) Any applicant for
licensure under this chapter must meet the requirements of this
section.
(c) To be eligible for
licensure, an applicant must present on or accompanying a licensure application
form approved by the Board proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age;
(2) Is professionally fit, which is
demonstrated by patterns of personal, academic and occupational behaviors,
including final or pending disciplinary action on an occupational license,
which, in the judgment of the Board, indicate honesty, accountability,
trustworthiness, reliability, integrity, and ability;
(3) Has graduated from an accredited high
school or holds a certificate of high school equivalency, General Equivalency
Diploma (GED);
(4) Has graduated
from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of
the American Dental Association (CODA) with a degree in dentistry or a degree
or certificate in dental hygiene, or has graduated from a CODA-accredited
school or college of dental hygiene with a degree in dental hygiene;
(5) Has taken and passed the examination for
dental hygienists given by the American Dental Association Joint Commission on
National Dental Examinations;
(6)
Has met the requirements of §
101.8 of this title (relating to
Persons with Criminal Backgrounds);
(7) Has successfully completed a current
course in basic life support;
(8)
Has taken and passed the jurisprudence assessment administered by the Board or
an entity designated by the Board within one year prior to
application;
(9) Has paid all
application, examination and licensing fees required by the Dental Practice Act
and Board rules;
(10) Has submitted
fingerprints for the retrieval of criminal history record information;
and
(11) Has completed a course in
human trafficking prevention approved by the executive commissioner of the
Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
(d) Applications for licensure must be
delivered to the office of the Board.
(e) An application for licensure is filed
with the Board when it is actually received, date-stamped, and logged-in by the
Board along with all required documentation and fees. An incomplete application
for licensure and fee will be returned to applicant with an explanation of
additional documentation or information needed.
(f) Each applicant must submit to the Board
the documents and information required by this chapter and other documents or
information requested by the Board to evaluate an application and take
appropriate actions.
(g) An
applicant for licensure is ineligible if they are in violation of a board order
at the time of application.
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