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The Board may reinstate a cancelled Texas dental assistant
registration to active status, provided the registered dental assistant
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 section.
(1)An applicant who, at the time of application for
reinstatement, is practicing as a registered dental assistant in another
state, or territory outside of the United States, and has practiced
as a registered dental assistant actively within the two years immediately
preceding the date of application, shall provide:
(A)verification of registration and disciplinary history
from all state board(s) of dentistry where the registered dental assistant
has held a registration;
(B)proof of active practice within the two years preceding
the application;
(C)proof that the registered dental assistant 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 hands-on
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 §114.12 of this chapter
(relating to Continuing Education for Certificate Holders); and
(F)proof of submission of fingerprints for the retrieval
of criminal history record information.
(2)An applicant whose registration has been expired
for one year or more, who has not actively practiced for at least
two years immediately preceding the request for reinstatement of a
cancelled registration, must submit proof that the applicant:
(A)has taken and passed a course of instruction and
an examination approved by the Board or its designated agent; or
(B)if the applicant is certified as a dental assistant
by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB), has taken and passed
a jurisprudence examination administered by the Board or its designated
agent.
(3)An applicant who applies to reinstate a cancelled
registration must comply with all other applicable provisions of the
Dental Practice Act and Board rules.
(4)An applicant who applies to reinstate a cancelled
registration must have been in compliance or satisfied all conditions
of any Board order that may have been in effect at the time the registration
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
registration.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 16, 2024
TRD-202400693 Laren Studdard
General Counsel
State
Board of Dental Examiners
Effective date: March 7, 2024
Proposal publication date: December 15, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 305-8910
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