2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 220. Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Section 12-220-405. Application for dental hygienist license - fee.
(1) Every person who desires to qualify for practice as a dental hygienist within this state must file with the board:
(a) A written application for a license, on which application the applicant shall list:
Any act the commission of which would be grounds for disciplinary action undersection 12-220-201 against a licensed dental hygienist; and
An explanation of the circumstances of the act; and
(b) Satisfactory proof of graduation from a school of dental hygiene that, at the time of the applicant's graduation, was accredited, and proof that the program offered by the accredited school of dental hygiene was at least two academic years or the equivalent of two academic years.
The applicant must apply for a dental hygienist license on the form prescribed andfurnished by the board, must verify the application by oath, and must submit the fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105 with the application.
An applicant for licensure who has not graduated from an accredited school or program of dental hygiene within the twelve months immediately preceding application, or who has not engaged either in the active clinical practice of dental hygiene or in teaching dental hygiene in an accredited program for at least one year during the five years immediately preceding the application, must demonstrate to the board that the applicant has maintained the professional ability and knowledge required by this article 220.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 247, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-124 as it existed prior to 2020. 12-220-406. Dental hygienist examinations - license. (1) Every applicant for dental hygiene licensure must submit to the board proof that the applicant successfully completed the following:
An examination administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; and
An examination designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge, whichmust be administered by a regional testing agency composed of at least four states or an examination of another state, or a methodology adopted by the board by rule that is designed to test the applicant's clinical skills and knowledge.
(2) All examination results required by the board must be filed with the board and kept for reference for a period of not less than one year. If an applicant successfully completes the examinations and is otherwise qualified, the board shall grant a license to the applicant and shall issue a license certificate signed by the officers of the board.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 248, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-125 as it existed prior to 2020.
