Minnesota Administrative Rules

3100.1300 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTAL ASSISTING.

A person desiring to be licensed as a dental assistant shall submit to the board an application and credentials as prescribed by the act and shall conform to the following:

A.

An application on a form furnished by the board shall be completely filled out.

B.

The applicant shall furnish a certified copy or its equivalent of a diploma or certificate of satisfactory completion of a training program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or other program which, in the judgment of the board, is equivalent. If the curriculum of the training program does not include training in the expanded duties specified in part 3100.8500, the applicant must successfully complete a course in these functions which has been approved by the board.

C.

Submission of evidence of satisfactorily passing both the board's state licensing examination and the board-approved nationally recognized examination designed to determine the applicant's knowledge of the clinical duties in part 3100.8500, subparts 1 to 1b.

D.

For identification purposes, the applicant shall furnish one notarized unmounted passport-type photograph, three inches by three inches, taken not more than six months before the date of the application.

E.

The applicant shall furnish evidence of good moral character satisfactory to the board.

F.

A dental assistant who received and maintained registration in Minnesota prior to January 1, 2010, will continue to practice as a licensed dental assistant thereafter without completing any further examinations as required by this part. The licensed dental assistant must submit the applicable fee for an original license to the board at the time of the subsequent biennial renewal as specified in the board's notice. If the applicable fee for the original license is not received by the board, the licensee's registration will expire and the licensee's right to practice as a licensed dental assistant will be terminated by the board.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 150A.04; 150A.06; 150A.08; 150A.09; 150A.10; 214.06

History:

10 SR 1612; 20 SR 2474; 35 SR 459; 39 SR 1455

Published Electronically:

May 7, 2015