P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 94k
Any person aspiring to practice as dental assistant in Puerto Rico shall obtain a license which shall be issued by the Board of Dental Examiners if the applicant meets and fulfills the following requirements:
(1) Is eighteen (18) years of age, a citizen of the United States or permanent resident of Puerto Rico;
(2) to have graduated from a high school recognized by the Department of Education or to have an equivalent accepted by said Department;
(3) has passed a course [in] dental assistance from a school, college or institution in Puerto Rico recognized by the Department of Education or from a school, college or institution of a state of the United States accredited by the Board of Dental Examiners;
(4) enjoys [a] good moral reputation in the community of his habitual residence, and
(5) pays two dollars ($2) for examination fee and three dollars ($3) for license fee payable by an internal revenue voucher.
History —Aug. 8, 1925, No. 75, p. 550, added as § 14J on June 23, 1971, No. 74, p. 216, § 5; July 23, 1998, No. 162, § 2.