POLICY REGARDING INITIAL OHIO LICENSURE IN THE STATE OF OHIO

Preamble: The purpose of this policy is to clarify the position of the Ohio State Dental Board regarding requirements for initial licensure.

INITIAL LICENSURE

For purposes of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Sections 4715.10, 4715.12 and Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4715-5-01, 5-1.01, and 5-05 (dentists), and ORC 4715.21 and OAC 4715-9-03 (dental hygienists), the Board shall require that for those wishing to satisfy initial licensure requirements for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist in the state of Ohio, all applicants must be required to take and successfully pass the examination administered by the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB), as this is the regional testing agency for the state of Ohio.

Further, other regional board examinations, (CRDTS, WREB, SRTA) will be accepted for those applying for initial licensure in Ohio, under the following circumstances:

• The applicant must demonstrate that he/she has successfully passed all parts of the examination based on a conjunctive scoring method.

All regional board examinations, (NERB, CRDTS, WREB, SRTA) will be accepted for those applying for licensure in Ohio pursuant to the aforementioned Ohio Revised Code Sections. Further, if the applicant can demonstrate that he/she has been practicing dentistry/dental hygiene in that state for a minimum of five years, in accordance with ORC 4715.10, and OAC 4715-5-01., and 4715-9-03 of the Ohio Administrative Code, and are in good standing, they are eligible for licensure.

This policy supercedes all other policies regarding general requirements for initial licensure and licensure by criteria approval (not to include those policies regarding licensure to practice a particular specialty, etc., which are currently in effect).

PGY1

The Board supports the independent third party assessment of candidates for initial dental licensure and therefore does not support or accept Post Graduate Year (PGY1) training programs for initial licensure.

This policy shall become effective immediately.

(July 27, 2000, updated November 7, 2007)