NRS631.300. Dental hygienists: Examination; issuance of certificate of registration.

      1.  Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice dental hygiene, after having complied with the regulations of the Board to determine eligibility:

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 622.090, must pass a written examination given by the Board upon such subjects as the Board deems necessary for the practice of dental hygiene or must present a certificate granted by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations which contains a notation that the applicant has passed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination with a score of at least 75; and

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, must:

             (1) Successfully pass a clinical examination approved by the Board and the American Board of Dental Examiners or present evidence to the Board that the applicant has passed such a clinical examination within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application;

             (2) Successfully complete a clinical examination in dental hygiene given by the Board which examines the applicant’s practical knowledge of dental hygiene and which includes, but is not limited to, demonstrations in the removal of deposits from, and the polishing of, the exposed surface of the teeth; or

             (3) Present to the Board a certificate granted by the Western Regional Examining Board which contains a notation that the applicant has passed, within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application, a clinical examination administered by the Western Regional Examining Board.

      2.  The clinical examination given by the Board must include components that are:

      (a) Written or oral, or a combination of both; and

      (b) Practical, as in the opinion of the Board is necessary to test the qualifications of the applicant.

      3.  The Board shall examine each applicant in writing on the contents and interpretation of this chapter and the regulations of the Board.

      4.  All persons who have satisfied the requirements for licensure as a dental hygienist must be registered as licensed dental hygienists on the board register, as provided in this chapter, and are entitled to receive a certificate of registration, signed by all members of the Board.

      [Part 7:152:1951]—(NRS A 1967, 866; 1971, 536; 1985, 381; 1991, 330; 1995, 277; 1999, 1655, 2849; 2001, 1611; 2003, 520; 2005, 284; 2007, 2945; 2011, 75, 1872)