The Board may reinstate a cancelled Texas dental license to
active status, provided the license holder submits an application
for reinstatement on a form prescribed by the Board, pays the appropriate
fees due at the time application is made, and meets the requirements
of this subsection.
(1) An applicant who, at the time of application for
reinstatement, is practicing dentistry in another state, or territory
outside of the United States, and has practiced dentistry actively
within the two years immediately preceding the date of application,
shall provide:
(A) verification of licensure and disciplinary history
from all state board(s) of dentistry where the licensee has held a
license;
(B) proof of active practice within the two years preceding
the application;
(C) proof that the licensee has taken and passed the
Texas jurisprudence assessment administered by the Board or an entity
designated by the Board within one year immediately prior to application;
(D) proof of successful completion of a current course
in basic life support;
(E) proof of completion of 12 hours of continuing education,
taken within the 12 months preceding the date the application is received
by the Board. All hours shall be taken in accordance with the requirements
for continuing education as mandated by Chapter 104 of this title
(relating to Continuing Education); and
(F) proof of submission of fingerprints for the retrieval
of criminal history record information.
(2) An applicant who has not actively practiced for
at least two years immediately preceding the request for reinstatement
of a cancelled license must submit proof that the applicant has taken
and passed the appropriate general dentistry clinical examination
administered by a regional examining board designated by the Board
as required by §101.2 of this chapter (relating to Licensure
by Examination) pursuant to §257.002(d) of the Dental Practice
Act.
(3) An applicant who applies to reinstate a cancelled
license must comply with all other applicable provisions of the Dental
Practice Act and Board rules.
(4) An applicant who applies to reinstate a cancelled
license must have been in compliance or satisfied all conditions of
any Board order that may have been in effect at the time the license
was cancelled.
(5) The Board may, in its discretion as necessary to
safeguard public health and safety, require compliance with other
reasonable conditions in considering a request to reinstate a cancelled
license.
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