Section 12 AAC 28.940 - Dental licensure by examination(a) The board will issue a license by examination to practice dentistry to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.36.110 and this section.(b) An applicant for a license under this section shall submit (1) a complete, notarized application on a form provided by the department;(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.190;(3) an affidavit from the applicant stating that the applicant is not impaired to an extent that affects the applicant's ability to practice dentistry;(4) as required under 12 AAC 28.908(b), a statement from the applicant certifying the applicant will adhere to the ethical standards specified in 12 AAC 28.905(b);(5) an authorization from the applicant for release of the applicant's records to the department;(6) an affidavit from the applicant that lists the license number and name of the jurisdiction for all dental licenses that the applicant holds or has ever held in any jurisdiction;(7) a copy of a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 28.920;(8) a copy of the applicant's certificate (A) of examination from the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) showing that the applicant has passed the clinical examination conducted by WREB before February 1, 2019 within the five years immediately preceding the date of application; or(B) of examination showing that the applicant has passed the clinical examination conducted by WREB on or after February 1, 2019 or an equivalent examination; an applicant must have passed an examination under the subparagraph within the five years immediately preceding the date of application; and the examination must include the following subject areas components or characteristics:(i) standardization and calibration of the examiners and anonymity between candidates and grading examiners;(iii) constructive response or objective structured clinical examination testing that includes diagnosis and treatment planning, periodontics, restorative dentistry, oral pathology, medical considerations, prescription writing and prosthodontics;(iv) endodontics testing, on a mannequin or live patient, to include access and obturation of an anterior tooth and access of a multicanalled posterior tooth;(v) prosthetics testing, on a mannequin or live patient, to include a crown prep or a bridge prep;(vi) a patient based or a mannequin based operative examination that includes one class II posterior alloy or composite procedure, and one additional operative procedure, either anterior class III or posterior class II;(C) showing successful completion of a two-year or more postgraduate dental specialty training program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or(D) showing satisfactory completion of a clinically-based postdoctoral general practice residency (GPR) or advanced education in general dentistry program (AEGD), of at least one year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for teaching purposes by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association the residency program must include a formal evalution of the resident's competence to practice dentistry;(9) a copy of the applicant's certificate of examination from the American Dental Association Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations, verifying successful passage of the National Board Dental Examination Part I and Part II, or the integrated National Board Dental Examination;(10) if the applicant holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number, verification that the applicant has completed not less than two hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction within the two years before the date of application; and(11) an official transcript sent directly to the department from a dental school verifying a dental degree from a school that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 28.938.(c) In addition to the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section, an applicant for licensure by examination must pass the written Alaska jurisprudence examination authorized under AS 08.36.110 and conducted by the board with a passing score of at least 70 percent.(e) In addition to the requirements of (a) - (c) of this section, an applicant who has ever been licensed in a jurisdiction before the 90 days immediately preceding the date of application or has ever been licensed to practice dentistry in a foreign country shall submit (2) verification of the status of the applicant's registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), sent directly to the department from DEA, even if the applicant is not currently registered with the DEA; and(3) verification of the applicant's status and complete information regarding any disciplinary action or investigation taken or pending from all licensing jurisdictions where the applicant holds or has ever held a dental license.(f) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the board will issue a license to practice dentistry to an applicant who (1) held an active Alaska dental specialty license from this state in 2012;(2) meets the requirements of AS 08.36.110 and (b)(1) - (7) and (11) of this section;(3) provides a copy of the applicant's certificate of examination from the American Dental Association Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations that the applicant has successfully passed the written examinations given by the commission.Eff. 1/28/2000, Register 153; am 8/15/2001, Register 159; am 1/15/2003, Register 165; am 1/22/2004, Register 169; am 4/27/2007, Register 182; am 10/19/2008, Register 188; am 12/2/2012, Register 204; am 12/15/2013, Register 208, January 2014; am 9/26/2018, Register 227, October 2018; am 5/1/2019, Register 230, April 2019; am 3/5/2020, Register 233, April 2020; am 10/4/2020, Register 236, January 2021; am 2/19/2021, Register 237, April 2021; am 5/14/2022, Register 242, July 2022; am 3/5/2023, Register 245, April 2023Authority:AS 08.36.070
AS 08.36.110