The board may grant a license to practice dentistry to an applicant who has met all of the following requirements:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-28-10.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

1.    The applicant has a doctorate of dental surgery or doctorate of dental medicine degree from an accredited dental school.

2.    The applicant has passed the examination administered by the joint commission on national dental examinations or the national dental examining board of Canada.

3.    The applicant has passed a clinical competency examination administered by a regional dental testing service approved by the board by rule.

4.    The applicant has passed, within one year of making application, a written examination on the laws and rules governing the practice of dentistry in this state.

5.    Grounds for denial of the application under section 43-28-18 do not exist.

6.    The applicant has met any requirement for licensure established by the board by rule.