Mont. Admin. r. 24.138.511

Current through Register Vol. 23, December 6, 2024
Rule 24.138.511 - LICENSURE OF DENTURISTS
(1) Denturist license applicants must have:
(a) passed:
(i) a board-approved written denturist examination; and
(ii) a board-approved clinical/practical denturist examination;
(b) completed formal training of not less than two years at an educational institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the Montana state Board of Regents; and
(c) completed a clinical internship of at least one year, but no more than two years, under the direct supervision of a licensed denturist.
(2) The clinical internship must consist of 2000 clock hours of training and performance as follows:
(a) 36 hours minimum in:
(i) patient charting;
(ii) operatory sanitation;
(iii) oral examination;
(iv) impressions, preliminary and final (pour models, custom trays);
(v) processing (wax up, flask boil out, packing, grind-polish); and
(vi) delivery-post adjustment;
(b) 12 hours minimum in:
(i) bite registrations;
(ii) articulations;
(iii) set ups; and
(iv) try ins;
(c) 48 hours minimum in:
(i) tooth repairs; and
(ii) broken or fractured plates or partials; and
(d) 24 units of processed relines (one plate - one unit).

Mont. Admin. r. 24.138.511

NEW, 1986 MAR p. 1498, Eff. 9/12/86; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2424, Eff. 12/13/91; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3118, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 209, Eff. 1/29/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1312, Eff. 5/26/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2003 MAR p. 2435; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1396, Eff. 7/29/05; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 43, Eff. 1/12/07; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1812, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1483, Eff. 7/18/08; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2366, Eff. 12/28/2019; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 473, Eff. 5/1/2021; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2205, Eff. 9/21/2024

AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-29-201, MCA; IMP: 37-1-131, 37-29-201, 37-29-302, 37-29-303, 37-29-306, MCA