Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:768

  • Another state: means each of the several states, other than Louisiana, and includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • Dental hygienist: means a person licensed under the provision of this Chapter to perform those duties authorized by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry as set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • Licensure by credentials: means issuing of a license using a performance record in place of examinations to evaluate theoretical knowledge and clinical skill when an applicant for licensure has been awarded a D. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Reciprocity: means formal reciprocal agreement between two state boards under which a dentist licensed in one state may apply for and receive a license in another state without examination and without fulfilling any other requirements except the usual state license fees. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:751

No person who meets all of the criteria established under the provisions of this Chapter and those rules and regulations promulgated by the board relative thereto shall be denied a license based on credentials.  Licensure by credentials shall be utilized to evaluate a dentist’s and dental hygienist‘s theoretical knowledge and clinical skill when an applicant for licensure by credentials holds a dental or dental hygiene license in another state.  This Chapter shall not be construed to allow licensure by reciprocity which is prohibited.

Acts 1991, No. 727, §1; Acts 1995, No. 920, §1.