(a) Every person who desires to practice dentistry in this Territory shall file with the Board an application for a license on a form to be provided by the Board, verified by the oath of the applicant, and accompanied by a fee, as established by regulations of the Board. Every applicant for a license to practice dentistry:
(1) Must be of good professional character and twenty-one years of age or older;
(2) Shall have graduated from and received a degree from a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Joint Commission on Dental Accreditation; and
(3) Shall submit satisfactory proof to the Board of having successfully passed the following:
(A) The dental examination administered by the U.S. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations of the American Dental Association, or, if the test is not available, another written examination as determined by the Board;
(B) An examination designed to test the applicant’s clinical skills and knowledge administered by a regional testing agency composed of at least four states as determined by the Board; and
(C) A jurisprudence examination, approved by the Board, designed to test the applicant’s knowledge of the provisions of this subchapter and the regulations of the Board.
(b) An applicant for a license to practice dentistry who is a graduate of a foreign dental school not accredited by the joint commission on dental accreditation shall:
(1) Present evidence of having completed either a clinical specialty recognized by the American Dental Association, or a program in clinical dentistry resulting in a doctorate of dental surgery or a doctorate of dental medicine at an accredited dental school;
(2) Pass the examination administered by the U.S. Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations of The American Dental Association;
(3) Pass an examination designed to test the applicant’s clinical skills and knowledge administered by a regional testing agency as approved by the Board; and
(4) Pass a jurisprudence examination, approved by the Board, designed to test the applicant’s knowledge of the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) The Board may issue a license to an applicant to practice dentistry by credentials without a practical or clinical examination when the applicant is duly licensed by clinical examination as a dentist under the laws of a state or territory of the United States. A license for dentistry by credentials may be issued under the following circumstances:
(1) The applicant’s license is active and in good standing for the five consecutive years prior to application;
(2) The applicant’s credentials show that no dental board actions have been taken during the five years prior to filing his application; that no proceedings are pending in any state or territory in which the applicant has had a license during the five years prior to application;
(3) A review of public records, the National Practitioners Data Bank or other nationally recognized data resources that record actions against a dentist in the United States, does not reveal the existence of any activities or pending civil or criminal charges that could reasonably be construed to constitute evidence of danger to patients;
(4) The applicant that has failed the Virgin Islands, or other regional dental testing service exam of which the Board is a member, within the last five years from the date of application has retaken and passed the regional dental testing service exam of which the Board is a member; and
(5) The applicant successfully passes a jurisprudence examination, approved by the Board, designed to test the applicant’s knowledge of the provisions of this subchapter and regulations of the Board.
(d) License Renewal. Licenses must be renewed or reinstated pursuant to a schedule established by the Board. The Board may establish renewal fees, delinquency fees and continuing education requirements for renewal and reinstatement. If a person fails to renew the license pursuant to the schedule established by the Board, the license expires. Any person whose license has expired and continues to practice is subject to the penalties provided in this subchapter.