§ 12-220-407.5 — Dental therapist examinations - license

Colorado § 12-220-407.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Therapists

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(1) Every applicant
for a dental therapy license must submit to the board proof that the applicant
successfully completed a clinical examination for dental therapy that:

(a) Is designed to test the applicant's clinical dental therapy skills and
knowledge;

(b) Includes dental therapy restorative and dental hygiene clinical skill
evaluation; and

(c) Is administered by a regional testing agency composed of at least four
states or an examination of another state.

(2) All examination results required by the board must be filed with the
board and kept for reference for a period of not less than two years. If an applicant
successfully completes the examination and is otherwise qualified, the board shall
grant a license to the applicant and shall issue a license certificate signed by the
officers of the board.

(3) For the purpose of completing the examination requirement in subsection
(1) of this section, if the applicant has previously successfully completed a clinical
examination for dental hygiene administered by a testing agency accepted by the
board, the applicant may be exempted from that part of the dental therapy
examination.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (SB 22-219), ch. 381, p. 2707, � 4, effective January 1, 2023.