Colorado § 12-220-407.2 Application for dental therapist license - fee - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-220-407.2 — Application for dental therapist license - fee - rules

Colorado § 12-220-407.2

Title 12Professions

Art.Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Therapists

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-220-407.2 (2026).

Text

(1)Effective May 1, 2023, every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental therapist within this state must file with the board:

(a)An application for a license, in a format approved by the board, on which the applicant must list:

(I)Any act or omission of the applicant that would be grounds for disciplinary action under section 12-220-201 against a licensed dental therapist; and

(II)An explanation of the circumstances of the act or omission; and

(b)Satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(I)Graduated from a school of dental therapy that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was accredited; or

(II)Graduated from a dental therapy education program developed prior to February 6, 2015, that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was recognized by the

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(1)
Effective May 1, 2023, every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental
therapist within this state must file with the board:

(a) An application for a license, in a format approved by the board, on which
the applicant must list:

(I) Any act or omission of the applicant that would be grounds for disciplinary
action under section 12-220-201 against a licensed dental therapist; and

(II) An explanation of the circumstances of the act or omission; and

(b) Satisfactory proof that the applicant:

(I) Graduated from a school of dental therapy that, at the time of the
applicant's graduation, was accredited; or

(II) Graduated from a dental therapy education program developed prior to
February 6, 2015, that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was recognized by
the Minnesota board of dentistry or certified by the Alaska community health aide
program certification board.

(2) The applicant must apply for a dental therapist license on the form
prescribed and furnished by the board, must certify the application under penalty of
perjury, and must submit the fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105 with the
application.

(3) An applicant for licensure who has not graduated from a school
described in subsection (1)(b) of this section within the twelve months immediately
preceding application, or who has not engaged either in the active clinical practice
of dental therapy or in teaching dental therapy in an accredited program for at least
one year during the five years immediately preceding the application, must
demonstrate to the board that the applicant has maintained the professional ability
and knowledge required by this article 220.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (SB 22-219), ch. 381, p. 2707, � 4, effective January 1, 2023. L. 2025: IP(1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 25-194), ch. 171, p. 701, � 15, effective August 6.