Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-2-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 71-2-5 - Qualifications and requirements of an applicant for certification as a specialist

(a) Each applicant shall be licensed to practice dentistry in the state of Kansas.

(b) Each applicant shall have successfully completed a graduate program in the specialty for which certification is sought in a dental school, college, or other dental specialty training program that is approved by the board and that the board determines has standards of education not less than those required for accreditation by the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association, or its equivalent, applicable for the year in which the training was completed.

(c) Any applicant who meets either of the following requirements may request a waiver of the board's requirement to pass a Kansas specialty examination:

(1) Holds a Kansas license to practice dentistry, holds a specialist certificate that is in the specialty for which certification is sought and that has been granted by a duly authorized licensing agency of another state, and has actively practiced in that specialty for the five-year period immediately before submitting an application for certification as a specialist in Kansas; or

(2) is a diplomat of the American board of the specialty for which certification is sought.

(d) To be eligible to take a specialty examination, each applicant shall file with the board an application, upon a form provided by the board, along with payment of the nonrefundable specialty certificate examination fee.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-2-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-1406; implementing K.S.A. 65-1427; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended May 1, 1979; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1981; amended March 27, 1989; amended June 4, 2004.