N.H. Rev. Stat. § 317-A:8

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 317-A:8 - Applications

I. Applications for licensure shall be made to the office of professional licensure and certification in writing or online and shall be accompanied by a fee established in rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the office and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). The applicant shall be of good professional character and 18 years of age or older.

II. Any person applying for any license or privilege under this chapter, including any person seeking to convert from inactive to active status, shall provide the office with information relating to dental competence and professional conduct, to permit the office, based on criteria established by the board, to make a decision that the applicant possesses sufficient competence and character to be issued a license under this chapter.

III. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the office, in consultation with the board, to a person for research projects and programs of professional education having clinical dental components.

IV. A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the office, in consultation with the board, to dentists and dental hygienists for the provision of voluntary dental or dental hygiene services. To qualify for licensure under this paragraph, the applicant shall be an active, inactive, or former licensee in New Hampshire or in another state or Canadian province as determined by the board.

V. No application shall be granted unless the office finds that the applicant possesses the necessary educational, character, and other professional qualifications to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.

RSA 317-A:8

Amended by 2024, 327:47, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2018 , 316: §§2, 3 eff. 8/24/2018.

Amended by 2015 , 56: 1, eff. 8/1/2015.

1971, 364:1. 1973, 72:67. 1977, 563:22. 1979, 456:4. 1992, 2:1. 1996, 102:1. 1997, 204:1. 2000, 5:8. 2001, 178 : 1 . 2005, 42 : 2 , eff. July 16, 2005. 2015, 56 : 1 , eff. Aug. 1, 2015. 2018, 316 : 2 , 3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.