N.Y. Educ. Law § 6608-b

§ 6608-b. Requirements for certification as a registered dental\nassistant. To qualify for certification as a registered dental\nassistant, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n (3) Fees: pay a fee of forty-five dollars to the department for\ninitial certification and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial\nregistration period;\n (4) Education and experience: (A) have received a high school diploma,\nor its equivalent, and (B) have successfully completed, in accordance\nwith the commissioner's regulations, (i) an approved one-year course of\nstudy in dental assisting in a degree-granting institution or a board of\ncooperative educational services program which includes at least two\nhundred hours of clinical experience, or an equivalent approved course\nof study in dental assisting in a non-degree granting institution which\nshall not be a professional association or professional organization or\n(ii) an alternate course of study in dental assisting acceptable to the\ndepartment which shall be provided by a degree-granting institution or a\nboard of cooperative educational services program which includes at\nleast one thousand hours of relevant work experience;\n (5) Examination: pass an examination in dental assisting given by an\norganization which administers such examinations and which is acceptable\nto the department; and\n (6) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment.\n