Okla. Admin. Code § 195:10-1-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 195:10-1-2 - Application procedure

All persons desiring to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in the State of Oklahoma. fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Applicants must fill out and return a fully completed official application to the Board.

(2) The requirements for dental hygiene licenses are set forth in 59 O.S. § 328.21.

(3) Applicants must complete and return the official application of the Board, at least thirty (30) days prior to the next scheduled board meeting. The application must be accompanied by a check or money order to pay the application fee as set forth by law.

(4) If the applicant has not completed his or her last term in Dental or Dental Hygiene School prior to making application, the Dean of the School shall certify that he or she is a candidate for graduation, in order that the application can be processed.

(5) Applicants who are licensed and practicing dentistry in another state must present with the application a photostatic copy of his or her degree(s) and a letter of good standing from any state in which they ever held a dental or dental hygiene license.

(6) The Board recognizes only those applicants who are students or graduates of Dental Schools in the United States, approved, conditionally, or provisionally approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and the applicant must have or will receive a D.D.S. or D.M.D. Degree from that school.

(7) Applicant must attach a recent passport type photograph of self in place so designated on application blank.

(8) Applicant must present with application, a (official) transcript of his or her grades received during his or her academic years of training in dental school.

(9) Applicant will appear for personal interview, as requested by the Board.

(10) Clinical examinations are recognized for a period of five-years.

(11) Clinical examinations are recognized for a period of five-years.

(12) Address communications to the current address of the BOARD OF DENTISTRY office. Any licensee moving must notify the Board within 30 days of their new address.

(13) Applicants must pass the Oklahoma Jurisprudence examination with a 70% or higher grade.

Okla. Admin. Code § 195:10-1-2

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2339, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1435, eff 7-1-05

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023