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class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000001">.  Application for license to practice as a dentist -- Requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> An applicant for a license to practice </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">as a dentist</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> shall submit </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">to the State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (1)  A completed application form and a fee of </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">two hundred dollars</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">Certified transcripts</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> or</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, when approved by the State Board of Dentistry,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> a certified letter from a dental school official verifying that the applicant has graduated</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> from a United States dental school accredited by the </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a doctor of dental surgery degree</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">Verification of the applicant's passage of the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> National Board</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> Dental</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> Examination </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">Parts I and II or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (4)  Verification of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">the applicant's </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">passage</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, within five years preceding the date of application,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> of a patient</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">-</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">based</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, simulation-based, or manikin-based</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> clinical competency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> psychomotor </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">examination </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">approved by the State Board of Dentistry pursuant to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:43:03:02"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">20:43:03:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">An applicant who fails </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">any combination of State Board of Dentistry-approved clinical competency examinations three times</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> is not eligible for licensure in </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">this state</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">Verification of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> the license and status of </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> license from the </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">b</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">oard of </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">d</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">entistry in each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed, if applicable;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (6)  A copy of the applicant's birth certificate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> or equivalent documentation</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (7)  A recent photograph</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> of the applicant</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (8)  A copy of the applicant's current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> from</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> the American Heart Association for the Healthcare Provider, the American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer, or an equivalent program approved by the </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">State Board of Dentistry; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    (9)  Completed fingerprint cards necessary to conduct a state and federal criminal background check on the applicant</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">To be considered for a license to practice as a dentist, a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">n applicant </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> pass a written examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">administered by the </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">State Board of Dentistry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> on the relevant administrative rules and statutes</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> with a cut</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> score of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">at least seventy </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">percent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">For the State Board of Dentistry to consider an application at a meeting of the board</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, a complete application</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, fee,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> and all supporting documentation must be</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">received </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">by the board </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">at least </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> days before the board meeting. If requested</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> by the State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, an applicant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> appear for a personal interview conducted by the board on a date set by the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 132, effective February 17, 1992; 20 SDR 166, effective April 11, 1994; 26 SDR 37, effective September 20, 1999; 27 SDR 57, effective December 12, 2000; 38 SDR 172, effective April 25, 2012</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">; 45 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2018; 46 SDR 75, effective December 4, 2019; 47 SDR 11, effective August 12, 2020; 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023; 50 SDR 64, effective November 29, 2023</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">(</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">20</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-44"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-50</span></a><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">    </span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-44"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-44"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0-000003">36-6A-50</span></a><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">(13)</span><span class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4328c287-4f29-4e0d-a0ac-038d9c24eee7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>