2005 Idaho Code - 54-918 — EXAMINATIONS -- CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 9
                                   DENTISTS
    54-918.  EXAMINATIONS -- CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION. (1) An applicant
for licensure shall pass such examinations in dentistry and in dental hygiene
as are conducted by the board. Examinations shall be written or clinical, or
both, and upon such subjects in dentistry and dental hygiene as the board
shall determine will thoroughly test the fitness and ability of the applicant
to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. An applicant for licensure shall pass
the written jurisprudence examination conducted by the board. A passing score
of seventy-five percent (75%) correct shall be required on the written
jurisprudence examination. A passing score of at least seventy-five percent
(75%) correct shall be required on any additional written or clinical
examinations conducted by the board. It shall report and record the names of
applicants who pass and of those who fail the examinations. Upon the
candidate's request, the board will issue to each passing applicant in
dentistry, who is qualified for Idaho licensure, a certificate of
qualification to practice dentistry, and to each passing applicant in dental
hygiene, who is qualified for Idaho licensure, a certificate of qualification
to practice dental hygiene within the state of Idaho.
    (2)  In lieu of conducting written examinations other than the
jurisprudence examination, the board may require and accept the results of the
national board dental and dental hygiene examinations administered by the
American dental association. The American dental association shall set the
standards for passing the national board dental and dental hygiene
examinations. In lieu of conducting clinical examinations, the board may
require and accept the results of clinical examinations administered by
national or regional testing organizations approved by the board. The national
or regional testing organizations shall set the standards for passing or
acceptable level of competency on the clinical examinations administered.
    (3)  Applicants who fail any examination conducted by the board shall be
notified thereof in writing by the board, which shall also record the fact of
failure and the date and means of notification.
    (4)  Written questions and answers of applicants shall be subject to
disclosure according to chapter 3, title 9, Idaho Code, unless exempt from
disclosure in that chapter and title, and shall be destroyed by the board
after the period of one (1) year following the examination.