Sunday, May 04, 2008

New York Leave State Vulnerable to Corportate Dental Abuse

§ 6604. Requirements  for  a  license  as  a dentist. To qualify for a
license as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following
requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
in dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such
experience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a
clinically-based postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental
residency program, of at least one year's duration, in a hospital or
dental facility accredited for teaching purposes by a national
accrediting body approved by the department, provided, further
that any such residency program shall include a formal out come
assessment evaluation of the resident's competence to practice
dentistry acceptable to the department;
(4) Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board
and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three year
waiver for an alien to practice in an area which has been designated a
federal dental health professions shortage area, except that the board
of regents may grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to
an alien to enable him or her to secure citizenship or permanent
resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued;
(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the
department; and
(8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department
for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial
license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a
fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for
persons not requiring admission to a department conducted
examination,and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial
registration
period.

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