N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.6.9
Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025
Section 16.5.6.9 - PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALTY LICENSE Each applicant for a license to practice a dental specialty by examination must possess the following qualifications. Individuals licensed to practice a dental specialty shall be limited to practice only in that specialty area:
A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental school as defined in Subsection A of Section 61-5A-12 NMSA; andB. a postgraduate degree or certificate from an accredited dental school or approved residency program as defined in Subsection E of Section 61-5A-12 NMSA 1978 in one of the following specialty areas:(1) dental public health,(3) oral and maxillofacial surgery,(4) orthodontics and dento-facial orthopedics,(9) other specialties approved by the American dental association;C. successfully completed the dental national board examination as defined in Subsection A of Section 61-5A-12 NMSA 1978;D. passed a specialty clinical examination approved by the board; the results of the exam are valid in New Mexico for a period not to exceed five years; examination results must be sent directly to the board office;E. an applicant in any specialty defined above for which there is no specialty clinical examination may substitute diplomat status for the examination;F. completed the jurisprudence exam with a score of at least seventy five percent; the applicant shall schedule the exam through the board office; andG. the board requires a level II background status report from a board designated professional background service; application for this service will be included with other application materials; the applicant will apply and pay fees directly to a board designated professional background service to initiate this service.N.M. Admin. Code § 16.5.6.9
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume 30, Issue 22, November 26, 2019, eff. 12/14/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10, May 31, 2023, eff. 5/31/2023