36-6A-47. Criteria for license to practice dentistry for person licensed in another state.
Any person licensed in another state desiring to practice as a dentist may obtain a license to practice as a dentist if the applicant satisfies each of the following criteria:
(1)The application for a license to practice as a dentist is in writing and signed by the applicant;
(2)The applicant has graduated from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited United States dental school, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a doctor of dental surgery degree;
(3)The applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner, having completed a minimum of three thousand dental clinical hours within the five years immediately preceding the date of application;
(4)The applicant has passed a standardized national comprehensive examination approved by the board;
(5)The applicant has passed a clinical regional or national examination approved by the board or a state examination or examinations that the board deems equivalent;
(6)The applicant currently holds a valid license in another state;
(7)The applicant has no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved disciplinary complaint pending before a dental board at the time a license is to be issued by the board;
(8)The licensure requirements in the other state are in the judgment of the board the same as or higher than those required by this state;
(9)The applicant provides references that indicate the applicant is of good moral character; and
(10)The applicant has passed an examination concerning the state laws and rules relating to dentistry.
The board may require a laboratory or clinical examination of an applicant if it has reason to believe the applicant cannot practice safely.
Any foreign-trained or any other graduate from a dental program not accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation may apply for a license to practice as a dentist. The board, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-25, shall establish requirements to reasonably ensure that an applicant's training and education are sufficient for licensure.
Source: SDC 1939, §§27.0606, 27.0609; SDCL §36-6-40; SL 1971, ch 213, §24; SL 1981, ch 275, §18; SL 1992, ch 269, §37; SL 2015, ch 199, §52.