21 NCAC 16B .1001. DENTAL LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE

(a)  An applicant for a dental license by endorsement based on military service shall submit to the Board:

(1)           a completed, signed and notarized application form provided by the Board at www.ncdentalboard.org;

(2)           the application fee required by Rule 16M .0101(a)(14) of this Chapter;

(3)           written evidence demonstrating that the applicant has been awarded a military occupational specialty in dentistry and that the applicant:

(A)          has completed a military program of training substantially equivalent to or greater than that required for licensure as a dentist in North Carolina;

(B)          has completed testing or equivalent training and experience substantially equivalent to or greater than that required for licensure as a dentist in North Carolina, as set forth in G.S. 90-30; and

(C)          has engaged in the active practice of dentistry as defined by G.S. 90-29(b)(1) for at least 1,500 hours per year during at least two of the five years preceding the date of application; and

(4)           a statement disclosing and explaining the commission of any act set out in G.S. 90-41(a) or (b), any disciplinary actions, investigations, malpractice claims, state or federal agency complaints, judgments, settlements, or criminal charges.

(b)  All information required must be completed and received by the Board office as a complete package with the initial application and application fee.  Incomplete application packages shall be returned to the applicant.

(c)  All applicants shall submit to the Board a signed release form and completed Fingerprint Record Card, obtained from the Board.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-30(b); 90-41; 93B-15.1;

Eff. September 1, 2013.