Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 631.3121 - Dental therapists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration1. Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice dental therapy, after having complied with NRS 631.312 and the regulations of the Board to determine eligibility: (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090, must pass a written examination given by the Board upon such subjects as the Board deems necessary for the practice of dental therapy or must present a certificate granted by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations which contains a notation that the applicant has passed the applicable national examination with a score of at least 75; and(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, must:(1) Successfully pass a clinical examination approved by the Board and the American Board of Dental Examiners; or(2) Present to the Board a certificate granted by the Western Regional Examining Board which contains a notation that the applicant has passed a clinical examination administered by the Western Regional Examining Board.2. The Board shall examine each applicant in writing on the contents and interpretation of this chapter and the regulations of the Board.3. All persons who have satisfied the requirements for licensure as a dental therapist must be registered as licensed dental therapists on the board register, as provided in this chapter, and are entitled to receive a certificate of registration, signed by all members of the Board.Added to NRS by 2019, 3199Added by 2019, Ch. 532,§60.4, eff. 1/1/2020.