Colorado § 12-220-407.2 - Application for dental therapist license - fee - rules.
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§ 12-220-407.2. Application for dental therapist license - fee - rules.
(1) Effective May 1, 2023, every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental therapist within this state must file with the board:
(a) An application for a license, in a format approved by the board, on which the applicant must list:
(I) Any act or omission of the applicant that would be grounds for disciplinary action under section 12-220-201 against a licensed dental therapist; and
(II) An explanation of the circumstances of the act or omission; and
(b) Satisfactory proof that the applicant:
(I) Graduated from a school of dental therapy that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was accredited; or
(II) Graduated from a dental therapy education program developed prior to February 6, 2015, that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was recognized by the Minnesota board of dentistry or certified by the Alaska community health aide program certification board.
(2) The applicant must apply for a dental therapist license on the form prescribed and furnished by the board, must certify the application under penalty of perjury, and must submit the fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105 with the application.
(3) An applicant for licensure who has not graduated from a school described in subsection (1)(b) of this section within the twelve months immediately preceding application, or who has not engaged either in the active clinical practice of dental therapy or in teaching dental therapy in an accredited program for at least one year during the five years immediately preceding the application, must demonstrate to the board that the applicant has maintained the professional ability and knowledge required by this article 220.
Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (SB 22-219), ch. 381, p. 2707, § 4, effective January 1, 2023. L. 2025: IP(1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 25-194), ch. 171, p. 701, § 15, effective August 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 22-219, see section 1 of chapter 381, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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