CHAPTER 269

HB 144-FN - FINAL VERSION

04/17/2025 1576s

26Jun2025... 2764CofC

2025 SESSION

25-0338

09/06

HOUSE BILL 144-FN

AN ACT relative to the practice of dental hygiene. 

SPONSORS: Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Innis, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Requires a dental hygienist to be trained and to pass an examination before being permitted to administer local anesthesia.

II. Requires that any dentist who applies for licensure is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and holds the degree of D.D.S. or D.M.D.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/17/2025 1576s

26Jun2025... 2764CofC 25-0338

09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to the practice of dental hygiene. 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

269:1 Dentists and Dentistry; Practice of Dental Hygiene. Amend RSA 317-A:21-c, II(e) to read as follows:

(e) The administration of local anesthesia, provided the dental hygienist is qualified by the board after training and after passing an examination approved by the board. 

269:2 Occupations and Professions; Dentists and Dentistry; Examinations and Licenses; Applications. Amend RSA 317-A:8, I to read as follows:

I. Applications for licensure to practice dentistry shall be made to the office of professional licensure and certification in writing or online and shall be accompanied by a fee established in rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the office and by satisfactory proof that the applicant is a graduate of a school that is recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and holds the degree of D.D.S. or D.M.D. The applicant shall be of good professional character and 18 years of age or older.

269:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 01, 2025

Effective Date: September 30, 2025