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RSA 317-A:8 · Applications

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
317-A · DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY
Status
current
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317-A:8 Applications. –

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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.

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II.

Any person applying for any license or privilege under this chapter, including any person seeking to convert from inactive to active status, shall provide the office with information relating to dental competence and professional conduct, to permit the office, based on criteria established by the board, to make a decision that the applicant possesses sufficient competence and character to be issued a license under this chapter.

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III.

A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the office, in consultation with the board, to a person for research projects and programs of professional education having clinical dental components.

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IV.

A temporary license may be issued, at the discretion of the office, in consultation with the board, to dentists and dental hygienists for the provision of voluntary dental or dental hygiene services. To qualify for licensure under this paragraph, the applicant shall be an active, inactive, or former licensee in New Hampshire or in another state or Canadian province as determined by the board.

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V.

No application shall be granted unless the office finds that the applicant possesses the necessary educational, character, and other professional qualifications to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. Source. 1971, 364:1. 1973, 72:67. 1977, 563:22. 1979, 456:4. 1992, 2:1. 1996, 102:1. 1997, 204:1. 2000, 5:8. 2001, 178:1. 2005, 42:2, eff. July 16, 2005. 2015, 56:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015. 2018, 316:2, 3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2024, 327:47, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 269:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1971, 364:1. 1973, 72:67. 1977, 563:22. 1979, 456:4. 1992, 2:1. 1996, 102:1. 1997, 204:1. 2000, 5:8. 2001, 178:1. 2005, 42:2, eff. July 16, 2005. 2015, 56:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015. 2018, 316:2, 3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2024, 327:47, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 269:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025.

Source history

  • 1971, 364:1
  • 1973, 72:67
  • 1977, 563:22
  • 1979, 456:4
  • 1992, 2:1
  • 1996, 102:1
  • 1997, 204:1
  • 2000, 5:8
  • 2001, 178:1
  • 2005, 42:2, eff. July 16, 2005
  • 2015, 56:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015
  • 2018, 316:2, 3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018
  • 2024, 327:47, eff. July 1, 2024
  • 2025, 269:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2025

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Bill relationships

  • 2026 SB187 amend

    ist compact. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Dentists and Dentistry; Interstate Compact Adopted. Amend RSA 317-A by inserting after section 26 the following new section: 317-A:26-a Interstate Compact Adopted. The state of New Hampshire hereby adopts the provisions of the dentist and dental hygienist compact as follows: SECTION

  • 2026 SB187-FN amend

    ist compact. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Dentists and Dentistry; Interstate Compact Adopted. Amend RSA 317-A by inserting after section 26 the following new section: 317-A:26-a Interstate Compact Adopted. The state of New Hampshire hereby adopts the provisions of the dentist and dental hygienist compact as follows: SECTION

  • 2025 HB144 amend

    ienist 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 establi