Any person licensed in another state desiring to practice as a dentist may obtain a license to practice as a dentist if the applicant satisfies each of the following criteria:

(1) The application for a license to practice as a dentist is in writing and signed by the applicant;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-6A-47

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) The applicant has graduated from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited United States dental school, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a doctor of dental surgery degree;

(3) The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner, having completed a minimum of three thousand dental clinical hours within the five years immediately preceding the date of application;

(4) The applicant has passed a standardized national comprehensive examination approved by the board;

(5) The applicant has passed a clinical regional or national examination approved by the board or a state examination or examinations that the board deems equivalent;

(6) The applicant currently holds a valid license in another state;

(7) The applicant has no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved disciplinary complaint pending before a dental board at the time a license is to be issued by the board;

(8) The licensure requirements in the other state are in the judgment of the board the same as or higher than those required by this state;

(9) The applicant provides references that indicate the applicant is of good moral character; and

(10) The applicant has passed an examination concerning the state laws and rules relating to dentistry.

The board may require a laboratory or clinical examination of an applicant if it has reason to believe the applicant cannot practice safely.

Any foreign-trained or any other graduate from a dental program not accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation may apply for a license to practice as a dentist. The board, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, shall establish requirements to reasonably ensure that an applicant’s training and education are sufficient for licensure.

Source: SDC 1939, §§ 27.0606, 27.0609; SDCL § 36-6-40; SL 1971, ch 213, § 24; SL 1981, ch 275, § 18; SL 1992, ch 269, § 37; SL 2015, ch 199, § 52.

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