Section 246-817-155. Dental resident license to full dental license—Conditions.

To be eligible for full Washington state dental licensure, a postdoctoral dental resident must:

(1) Meet the initial application and eligibility requirements in WAC 246-817-110;

(2) Provide a completed application on forms provided by the secretary;

(3) Provide evidence of successful completion of a full-time postdoctoral dental residency program. The residency program must:

(a) Be one to three years in duration;

(b) Be located in Washington state;

(c) Be located in a community health clinic that serves predominantly low-income patients or located in a dental care health professional shortage area in this state;

(d) Include an outcome assessment evaluation, other than the clinical examinations assessing the resident's competence to practice dentistry listed in WAC 246-817-120;

(e) Provide a certificate of completion, signed and submitted directly to the department of health by the director of the dental residency program;

(f) Use standards of the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA/CODA), for community clinics to use when sponsoring students in a residency program under RCW 18.32.040 (3)(c), including the ADA/CODA guidelines for proper supervision of residents and measurement of the resident's competency to practice dentistry;

(g) Be accredited by the ADA/CODA in the following programs:

(i) For advanced education programs general dentistry (AEGD); or

(ii) For advanced education programs general practice residency (GPR); or

(iii) For advanced specialty education programs.

(4) Provide evidence of successful completion of the jurisprudence examination;

(5) Provide any other information determined by the DQAC.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.32.0365 and 18.32.040. WSR 08-23-018, § 246-817-155, filed 11/6/08, effective 12/7/08.]

RCW 18.32.0365 and 18.32.040. WSR 08-23-018, § 246-817-155, filed 11/6/08, effective 12/7/08.

Rules

246-817-110,246-817-120,