Section 08.36.110. Qualifications for license; interview.

   (a) An applicant for a license to practice dentistry shall
        (1) provide certification to the board that the applicant
             (A) is a graduate of a dental school that, at the time of graduation, is approved by the board;
             (B) has successfully passed a written examination approved by the board;
             (C) has not had a license to practice dentistry revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in this state or another state;
             (D) is not the subject of an adverse decision based upon a complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding within the five years immediately preceding application, or of an unresolved complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding, undertaken by a state, territorial, local, or federal dental licensing jurisdiction;
             (E) is not the subject of an unresolved or an adverse decision based upon a complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding, undertaken by a state, territorial, local, or federal dental licensing jurisdiction or law enforcement agency that relates to criminal or fraudulent activity, dental malpractice, or negligent dental care and that adversely reflects on the applicant's ability or competence to practice dentistry or on the safety or well-being of patients;
             (F) is not the subject of an adverse report from the National Practitioner Data Bank or the American Association of Dental Boards Clearinghouse for Board Actions that relates to criminal or fraudulent activity, or dental malpractice;
             (G) is not impaired to an extent that affects the applicant's ability to practice dentistry;
             (H) has not been convicted of a crime that adversely reflects on the applicant's ability or competency to practice dentistry or that jeopardizes the safety or well-being of a patient;
        (2) pass, to the satisfaction of the board, written, clinical, and other examinations administered or approved by the board; and
        (3) meet the other qualifications for a license established by the board by regulation.
   (b) An applicant for licensure may be interviewed in person by the board or by a member of the board before a license is issued. The interview must be recorded. If the application is denied on the basis of the interview, the denial shall be stated in writing, with the reasons for it, and the record shall be preserved.

Authorities

8.36.234

Notes

Implemented As

12 AAC 28.905
12 AAC 28.908
12 AAC 28.910
12 AAC 28.915
12 AAC 28.920
12 AAC 28.938
12 AAC 28.940
12 AAC 28.951
12 AAC 28.955

References

12 AAC 28.910
12 AAC 28.940
12 AAC 28.951
12 AAC 28.990
AS 8.36.234 .234">Sec. 08.36.234. Licensure by credentials.

History

(Sec. 2 art III ch 186 SLA 1955; am Sec. 1 ch 26 SLA 1965; am Sec. 1 ch 36 SLA 1970; am Sec. 7 ch 69 SLA 1970; am Sec. 25 ch 245 SLA 1970; am Sec. 10 ch 127 SLA 1974; am Sec. 20, 32 ch 49 SLA 1980; am Sec. 23 ch 100 SLA 1984; am Sec. 3 ch 63 SLA 1987; am Sec. 2 ch 122 SLA 1992; am Sec. 9 ch 35 SLA 2003; am Sec. 4 ch 47 SLA 2005; am Sec. 26, 27 ch 53 SLA 2012)