(a) - (b)(No change.) [(c)Licensure by specialty examination. Applicants for licensure by specialty examination must present proof that the applicant:] [(1)Is currently licensed as a dentist in good standing in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, provided that such licensure followed successful completion of a general dentistry clinical examination administered by another state or regional examining board;] [(2)Has taken and passed a specialty examination administered by a regional examining board designated by the Board. Many regional examining boards require prior written approval by the participating member state in order for graduates of non-accredited schools to be tested. Prior to submitting an application for regional examination, graduates of non-accredited schools must obtain such permission from the Board; and] [(3)Has either:] [(A)successfully completed training in an American Dental Association-approved specialty in a CODA-accredited education program that consists of at least two years of training as specified by the Council on Dental Education; or] [(B)been currently or previously certified as a "Board Candidate" or "Diplomate" by an American Dental Association-approved specialty board.] (c)[(d)] Designated regional examining boards. (1)Designated regional examining boards. (A)Western Regional Examining Board, January 1, 1994; (B)Central Regional Dental Testing Service, January 1, 2002; (C)Northeast Regional Board, January 1, 2005; (D)Southern Regional Testing Agency, January 1, 2005; and (E)Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA), January 1, 2009. (2)Examination results will be accepted for five years from the date of the examination. (d)[(e)] Remediation. (1)If an applicant for Texas dental licensure fails three general dentistry clinical examination attempts, the applicant must complete 80 hours of clinical remediation through a CODA-accredited dental school before approval will be issued to take another clinical examination. (2)If an applicant fails four or more general dentistry clinical examination attempts, the applicant must complete one of the following before approval will be issued to take another clinical examination: (A)the repetition of the final year of a graduate dental program from a CODA-accredited dental school; or (B)a clinical remediation course offered by a CODA-accredited dental school, consisting of no less than 1,000 clinical hours. (3)All programs of clinical remediation require prior approval by the Board. Applicants will be responsible for locating, identifying and obtaining approval from the Board prior to registration for any program. (4)Re-examination must be accomplished within 18 months following the date the Board approves a remediation program for the applicant.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 25, 2014
TRD-201404062 Nycia Deal
General
Counsel
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 5, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0977
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