N.Y. Educ. Law § 6604
Requirements for a license as a dentist
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As of January 1, 2015
§ 6604. Requirements for a license as a dentist. To qualify for a\nlicense as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree\nin dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such\nexperience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a\nclinically-based postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental\nresidency program, of at least one year's duration, in a hospital or\ndental facility accredited for teaching purposes by a national\naccrediting body approved by the department, provided, further that any\nsuch residency program shall include a formal outcome assessment\nevaluation of the resident's competence to practice dentistry acceptable\nto the department;\n (4) Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board\nand in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or\nan alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;\nprovided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three year\nwaiver for an alien to practice in an area which has been designated a\nfederal dental health professions shortage area, except that the board\nof regents may grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to\nan alien to enable him or her to secure citizenship or permanent\nresident status, provided such status is being actively pursued;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for\npersons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination,\nand a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod.\n
§ 6604. Requirements for a license as a dentist. To qualify for a\nlicense as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree\nin dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such\nexperience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral\ngeneral practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one\nyear's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for\nteaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the\ndepartment, provided, further that any such residency program shall\ninclude a formal outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's\ncompetence to practice dentistry acceptable to the department;\n (4) Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board\nand in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three\nyear waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been\ndesignated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except\nthat the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to\nexceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure\ncitizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being\nactively pursued;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for\npersons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination,\nand a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.