Georgia § 43-11-70 - Examination requirement; issuance of license; posting license.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-11-70 — Examination requirement; issuance of license; posting license., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-11-70. Examination requirement; issuance of license; posting license.
No person shall practice as a dental hygienist in this state until such person has passed a written and a clinical examination conducted or approved by the board. The fee for such examination shall be paid to the executive director and shall be in an amount established by the board. The board shall issue licenses and license certificates as dental hygienists to those persons who have passed the examination in a manner satisfactory to the board, and the license certificate shall be posted and displayed in the place in which the hygienist is employed. (Ga. L. 1927, p. 250, § 5; Code 1933, § 84-1009; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1192, § 2; Ga. L. 1963, p. 438, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-726, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 932, § 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2004, p. 720, § 9; Ga. L. 2013, p. 192, § 2-16/HB 132.) Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Dental hygiene, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Board of Dentistry, Chapter 150-5.
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