New Hampshire § 317-A-21 - Section 317-A:21 Licensure.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 317-A-21 — Section 317-A:21 Licensure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 317-A-21. Section 317-A:21 Licensure.
I. For the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, any person providing dental hygiene services in New Hampshire shall submit evidence that such person is qualified to provide those services and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter. No person shall provide dental hygiene services in New Hampshire or use any sign, card, device or the abbreviation R.D.H. or any other designation indicating such person is providing dental hygiene services, unless such person has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter. II. Applications for licensure as a dental hygienist shall be made to the office of professional licensure and certification and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the office and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school of dentistry or a school of dental hygiene with a minimum of a 2-year program in an institution of higher education, the program of which is accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 317-A-21 ("Section 317-A:21 Licensure.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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