(a) An applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene shall
(1) provide evidence to the board that the applicant
(A) has successfully completed an academic program in dental hygiene of at least two years duration that, at the time of graduation, is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and is approved by the board;
(B) has passed a written theory examination of the American Dental Association Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or an equivalent examination approved by the board;
(C) has successfully passed a state or regional dental hygiene clinical examination approved by the board;
(D) has not had a license to practice dental hygiene revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in this state or another state;
(E) is not the subject of an adverse decision based on a complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding within the five years immediately preceding application or of an unresolved complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding undertaken by a state, territorial, local, or federal dental licensing jurisdiction;
(F) is not the subject of an unresolved or adverse decision based on a complaint, investigation, review procedure, or other disciplinary proceeding undertaken by a state, territorial, local, or federal dental licensing jurisdiction or law enforcement agency that relates to criminal or fraudulent activity, dental malpractice, or negligent dental care and that adversely reflects on the applicant's ability or competence to practice as a dental hygienist or on the safety or well-being of patients;
(G) is not the subject of an adverse report from the National Practitioner Data Bank or the American Association of Dental Boards Clearinghouse for Board Actions that relates to criminal or fraudulent activity or dental malpractice;
(H) is not impaired to an extent that affects the applicant's ability to practice as a dental hygienist;
(I) has not been convicted of a crime that adversely reflects on the applicant's ability or competency to practice as a dental hygienist or that jeopardizes the safety or well-being of a patient; and
(2) meet the other qualifications for a license established by the board by regulation.
(b) An applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene may be interviewed in person by the board or a designee of the board. The interview must be recorded. If the application is denied on the basis of the interview, the denial shall be stated in writing, with the reasons for it, and the record shall be preserved.