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class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000001">.  Application for license to practice as a dentist -- Credential verification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">An applicant for a license to practice</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> as a dentist </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> credential verification shall submit </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">to the State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (1)  A completed application form and fee of </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">six hundred dollars</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (2)  A statement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> from a licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> attesting to the applicant's physical and mental condition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">Verification of the applicant's passage of the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> National Board</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> Dental</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> Examination </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">Parts I and II or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (4)  Verification of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">the applicant's </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">passage of a patient-based</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">, simulation-based, or manikin-based</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> clinical competency </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">psychomotor </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">examination that has been</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">approved by the </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">State Board of Dentistry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> or passage of a state examination that the board considers</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">equivalent;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">Verification of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> the license and status of </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> license from the board of dentistry in each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (6)  Certified transcripts or, when approved</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> by the State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">, a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">certified letter from a dental school official verifying that the applicant has graduated from a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">United States</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">dental school</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> accredited by the </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a doctor of dental surgery degree;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (7)  A copy of the applicant's birth certificate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> or equivalent documentation</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (8)  A copy of the applicant's current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">from </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">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="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">State Board of Dentistry</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (9)  A recent photograph</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> of the applicant; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    (10)  Completed fingerprint cards necessary to conduct a state and federal criminal background check on the applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    To be considered for a license to practice as a dentist by credential verification, an applicant must pass a written examination administered by the State Board of Dentistry on the relevant administrative rules and statutes with a cut score of at least seventy percent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    For the State Board of Dentistry to consider an application at a meeting of the board, a complete application, fee, and all supporting documentation must be received by the board at least thirty days before the board meeting. </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">If requested</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> by the State Board of Dentistry</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">, an applicant for licensure by credential verification </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> appear for a personal interview conducted by the board on a date set by the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 8 SDR 95, effective February 15, 1982; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 19 SDR 32, effective September 6, 1992; 26 SDR 37, effective September 20, 1999; 38 SDR 172, effective April 25, 2012</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">; </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">45 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2018; 47 SDR 11, effective August 12, 2020</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">; 50 SDR 12, effective August 8, 2023; 50 SDR 64, effective November 29, 2023</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">(</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">20</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">),</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-47"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-47</span></a><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-50</span></a><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">    </span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-14"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-44.1"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-44.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-47"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-6A-50"><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0-000003">36-6A-50</span></a><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">(1</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">8</span><span class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s477fea25-cbd1-4aeb-b3d4-782e140ff739000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>