<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:43:08:03"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000000">20:43:08:03</span></a><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0">.  Registered dental assistant -- Requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> An applicant for a registration to practice as a registered dental assistant shall submit to the </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">A completed application form and an application fee of </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">forty-five dollars</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">  </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">A copy of the applicant s birth certificate or equivalent documentation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">  P</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">roof of one of the following:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">        (</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">a</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">)  G</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">raduation from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited dental assisting program;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">        (</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">b</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">)  </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">Current certification as a Certified Dental Assistant through the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc.; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">        (</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">)  </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">Completion of a program approved</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> by </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">the </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">State Board of Dentistry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> pursuant to §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:43:08:05"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">20:43:08:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> resulting in a registered dental assistant certificate of competency;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">  </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">A certified letter verifying the registration number and status of the registration from the board of dentistry in each state in which the applicant is or has been registered to perform expanded functions; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(5)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">  </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">A copy of the applicant s current</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> board approved cardiopulmonary resuscitation card</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> from</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> the American Heart Association for the Healthcare Provider, American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer, or an equivalent program approved by the </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">Applicants who have completed a CODA accredited dental assisting program or obtained a certificate of competency must apply within five years of completion of the program or, if the program was completed more than five years prior to application, must have legally provided expanded functions within five years preceding application. </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">The board may require w</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">ritten documentation verifying the current clinical proficiency of the applicant to perform expanded functions from a dentist who has employed or supervised the applicant within the five years prior to application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">The </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">State Board of Dentistry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> may issue a registration to practice as a registered dental assistant </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> an applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> who is at least eighteen years of age and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> meets the requirements in this section. A registered dental assistant may perform expanded functions under the direct supervision of a dentist as authorized by this article.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> 19 SDR 32, effective September 6, 1992; 42 SDR 19, effective August 17, 2015</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">; </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">; 50 SDR 64, effective November 29, 2023</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(20), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">36-6A-50</span></a><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(15)</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">    </span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(6)(7), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-41"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">36-6A-41</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">36-6A-</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000003">50</span></a><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">(15)</span><span class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebC0-000001">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59ebP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1362cae0-b232-4bab-924e-6f91883e59eb000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>