Tex. Occ. Code § 256.053

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 256.053 - Eligibility for License

(a) An applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene in this state must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a graduate of an accredited high school or hold a certificate of high school equivalency; and

(3) a graduate of a recognized school of dentistry or dental hygiene accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and approved by the board or an alternative dental hygiene training program.

(b) A school of dentistry or dental hygiene described by Subsection (a)(3) must include at least two full academic years of instruction or its equivalent at the postsecondary level.

Tex. Occ. Code § 256.053

Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 295,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2017.

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.080(a), eff. 9/1/2001

Amended By Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1470, Sec. 3.01, eff. 9/1/2001.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.