Beginning January 2016, every applicant for any type of license or permit issued by the Board of Dentistry shall be subject to a national criminal background check. The Board may deny a license or permit for any applicant who fails to disclose a criminal history or if any applicant has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, Medicaid fraud or a violation of federal or state controlled dangerous substances laws.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 328.28a