Colorado § 12-220-406 - Dental hygienist examinations - license.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 12-220-406 — Dental hygienist examinations - license., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-220-406. Dental hygienist examinations - license.
(1) Every applicant for dental hygiene licensure must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully completed the following:
(a) An examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and
(b) An examination designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge, which must be administered by a regional testing agency composed of at least four states or an examination of another state, or a methodology adopted by the board by rule that is designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge.
(2) All examination results required by the board must be filed with the board and kept for reference for a period of not less than one year. If an applicant successfully completes the examinations and is otherwise qualified, the board shall grant a license to the applicant and shall issue a license certificate signed by the officers of the board.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 248, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-125 as it existed prior to 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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