Idaho § 54-916A - Dental hygiene licensure by credentials

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 54-916A — Dental hygiene licensure by credentials, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 54-916A. Dental hygiene licensure by credentials

The board may issue a license to practice dental hygiene without further examination to an applicant upon evidence that:

(1) The applicant currently holds an active license in good standing to practice dental hygiene in another state with no disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints pending before the state’s licensing board;

(2) The applicant has been licensed for at least one (1) year and the applicant has practiced a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of application;

(3) The applicant has graduated from a dental hygiene school accredited by the commission on dental accreditation of the American dental association as of the date of the applicant’s graduation;

(4) The applicant has successfully completed a board approved clinical examination;

(5) The applicant has successfully completed the national board dental hygiene examination; and

(6) The applicant has paid the application fee as set by board rule.

[54-916A, added 1992, ch. 3, sec. 1, p. 8; am. 1997, ch. 81, sec. 1, p. 192; am. 2014, ch. 121, sec. 4, p. 346.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 54-916A ("Dental hygiene licensure by credentials") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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