P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 94b
Any person aspiring to practice as dental hygienist in Puerto Rico shall obtain a license which shall be issued by the Board of Dental Examiners if the applicant meets and fulfills the following requirements:
(1) To be eighteen (18) years of age, a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident of Puerto Rico;
(2) to have graduated from a high school recognized by the Department of Education or to have an equivalent accepted by said Department;
(3) to have passed a course in dental hygienist from a school, college or institution in Puerto Rico recognized by the Higher Education Council or from a school, college or institution of a state of the United States which the Dental Board may consider accredited;
(4) to enjoy good moral standing in the community of his habitual residence;
(5) to pass the examination given by the Dental Board of Examiners, and
(6) to pay five dollars ($5) for examination fee and five dollars ($5) for license fee. Both payments shall be made by a voucher to be acquired [at] the Internal Revenue Collector’s office of the Department of the Treasury.
History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14B on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5; July 23, 1998, No. 162, § 1.