N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-1A.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:30-1A.7 - Credit towards licensure as a dental hygienist for education, training, and experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces

(a) An applicant who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States (Armed Forces) and who does not meet all of the training, education, and experience requirements for licensure under 13:30-1A.1 may apply to the Board for recognition of the applicant's training, education, and/or experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, which the Board shall consider together with any training, education, and/or experience obtained outside of the Armed Forces, for determining substantial equivalence to the training, education, and/or experience required for licensure.

(b) The Board shall issue a license as a dental hygienist to the applicant if the applicant presents evidence to the Board that:

1. The applicant has been honorably discharged from active military service;

2. The relevant training, experience, and/or education the applicant has received in the military, together with any training, education, and/or experience obtained outside of the Armed Forces, is substantially equivalent in scope and character to the training, experience, and/or education required for licensure under 13:30-1A.1;

i. An applicant seeking credit for military training and/or experience shall submit to the Board the applicant's Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) Document, DD Form 2586 or a successor form, as amended and supplemented;

ii. An applicant seeking credit for education courses and/or training completed while in the military that is not part of an educational program in dental hygiene approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation shall submit to the Board a Joint Services transcript of his or her education for a determination that the education courses and/or training completed is substantially equivalent in level, scope, and intent to those approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation as required for licensure under 13:30-1A.1. For the purpose of determining substantial equivalence of the applicant's military education and/or training, the Board shall consider only those courses and/or training relevant to the practice of dental hygiene that have been evaluated by the American Council on Education for substantial equivalence to civilian postsecondary curricula; and

3. The applicant complies with all other requirements for licensure as a dental hygienist, including successful completion of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE), the ADEX dental hygiene examination, and the online New Jersey Jurisprudence orientation within six months of the date of application, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-1A.2.

(c) It is the applicant's responsibility to provide timely and complete evidence of the education, training and/or experience gained in the military for review and consideration.

(d) If the applicant's military training, education and/or experience, or a portion thereof, is not deemed to be substantially equivalent to that required for licensure, the Board shall credit whatever portion of the military training, education, and/or experience that is substantially equivalent towards meeting the requirements under 13:30-1A.1for the issuance of the license as a dental hygienist.

(e) Satisfactory evidence of such education, training, or experience shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-1A.7

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 714(b), effective 5/2/2016

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 619(c), effective 4/19/2021