Nevada § 631.220 - Application for license: Filing; contents; approval or rejection without Board review; regulations
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 631.220 — Application for license: Filing; contents; approval or rejection without Board review; regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 631.220. Application for license: Filing; contents; approval or rejection without Board review; regulations
1. Every applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene, dental therapy, dentistry
or expanded function dental assistance must: (a) File an application with the Board. (b) Accompany the application with a recent photograph of the applicant together with
the required fee and such other documentation as the Board may require by regulation. (c) Submit with the application a complete set of fingerprints and written permission
authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada
Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
for its report. (d) If the applicant is required to take an examination pursuant to NRS 631.240 , 631.300 , 631.3121 , 631.31286 or 631.31287 , submit with the application proof satisfactory that the applicant passed the examination. 2. In addition to satisfying the requirements of subsection 1, if an applicant for
a license to practice dental hygiene, dental therapy or dentistry intends to provide
services through teledentistry, the applicant must submit to the Board proof that
the applicant has completed: (a) At least 2 hours of continuing education concerning teledentistry; or (b) A course in teledentistry as part of the requirements for graduation from an accredited
institution. 3. An application must include all information required to complete the application. 4. The Secretary-Treasurer may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board
and if the Secretary-Treasurer determines that an application is: (a) Sufficient, advise the Executive Director of the sufficiency of the application. Upon the advice of the Secretary-Treasurer, the Executive Director may issue a license
to the applicant without further review by the Board. (b) Insufficient, reject the application by sending written notice of the rejection
to the applicant.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 631.220 cover?
Section 631.220 ("Application for license: Filing; contents; approval or rejection without Board review; regulations") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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