N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.33.11

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 16.5.33.11 - EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS CERTIFICATION

A. Experience requirements: The applicant must have 2080 hours of clinical chair side dental assisting within the two years prior to applying for certification.

B. Education requirements:

(1) study by independent preparation or a training course on pit and fissure sealant application; and

(2) assisted with and observed application of 12 pit and fissure sealants.

C. Examination requirements:

(1) pass a board or DANB examination on the application of pit and fissure sealants;

(2) following successful completion of the examination, apply pit and fissure sealants while being personally observed by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist on five patients;

(3) pass the take home jurisprudence examination.

D. Exemptions:

(1) a dental hygiene student enrolled in an accredited school of dental hygiene having passed a curriculum for pit and fissure sealants and rubber cup coronal polishing, may be granted a certificate without meeting the other requirements of this section;

(2) a dental assistant who is certified to perform application of pit and fissure sealants in another state with requirements not less stringent than those in New Mexico may be certified based on credentials.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.33.11

5-31-95, 9-30-95, 2-14-00; 16.5.33.11 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 5.33.11, 12-14-00; A, 3-29-02; 16.5.33.11 NMAC - Rn, 16.5.33.12 NMAC & A, 12-30-02; A, 01-09-12, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023