(a) Effective March 1, 2004, the SBDE will issue a
license to a dental school faculty member that provides direct patient
care, upon payment of a fee in an amount set by the Board, who meets
all the following criteria:
(1) holds a degree from a dental school;
(2) holds a full-time or part-time salaried faculty
position at a dental or dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission
on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(3) obtains endorsement of the application from the
Dean, Department Chair, or Program Director of the employer-school;
(4) pays an application fee set by the Board; and
(5) has taken and passed the jurisprudence examination
administered by the SBDE or its designated testing service.
(b) An applicant for a license under this chapter must
file an application for the license not later than the 30th day after
the date the person begins employment with the dental or dental hygiene
school.
(c) A license under this chapter must be renewed annually.
(d) A license issued under this chapter expires on
the termination of employment with the dental or dental hygiene school.
(e) A license holder whose employment with a dental
or dental hygiene school terminates and who is subsequently employed
by the same or different dental or dental hygiene school must comply
with requirements for obtaining an original license, except that the
person is not required to re-take the jurisprudence exam.
(f) A license issued under this chapter does not authorize
the license holder to engage in the practice of dentistry or dental
hygiene outside the auspices of the employing dental or dental hygiene
school or program.
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