Mont. Code Ann. § 37-4-302

In determining what constitutes a recognized dental college, the board shall be guided by the standards, canons, and practices required for recognition by the commission on dental accreditation. In determining what constitutes a recognized dental hygiene school, the board shall recognize only those dental hygiene schools accredited by the commission on dental accreditation or its successor as designated by the United States department of education or the council on post-secondary accreditation, or both.