2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 35 - Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-35-120. Licensure by endorsement

(1) The board shall provide for licensure upon application of any person licensed in good standing to practice dentistry in another state or territory of the United States who provides the credentials and meets the qualifications set forth in this section in the manner prescribed by the board.

(2) The board shall issue a license to an applicant licensed as a dentist in another state or territory of the United States if the applicant has submitted credentials and qualifications for licensure that include:

(a) Proof of graduation from an accredited dental school;

(b) Proof the applicant is currently licensed in another state or United States territory;

(c) Proof the applicant has been in practice or teaching dentistry, which involves personally providing care to patients for not less than three hundred hours annually in an accredited dental school for a minimum of five years out of the seven years immediately preceding the date of the receipt of the application, or evidence that the applicant has demonstrated competency as a dentist as determined by the board;

(d) Proof the applicant has not been subject to final or pending disciplinary action by any state in which the applicant is or has been previously licensed; except that, if the applicant has been subject to disciplinary action, the board may review such disciplinary action to determine whether the underlying conduct warrants refusal to issue a license;

(e) Repealed.

(f) Proof the applicant has passed an entry level examination acceptable to the board; and

(g) Proof the applicant has met any more stringent criteria established by the board.