STATE OF WISCONSIN
DENTISTRY EXAMINING BOARD
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IN THE MATTER OF RULE-MAKING
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PROPOSED ORDER OF THE
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
:
DENTISTRY EXAMINING BOARD
DENTISTRY EXAMINING BOARD
:
ADOPTING RULES
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(CLEARINGHOUSE RULE
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PROPOSED ORDER
An order of the
Dentistry Examining Board
to
repeal DE 2.01
(1m)
(c) and create DE 2.01
(1m)
(d) relating to foreign trained dentists.
Analysis prepared by the Department of
Safety and Professional Services
.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted:
s.
447.04
, Wis. Stats.
Statutory authority:
ss
15.08
(5)
(b) and 447.04
(1)
(b)
1.
,
Wis. Stats.
Explanation of agency authority:
The Board shall promulgate rules for the guidance of the profession not inconsistent with the law relating to the profession. The Board shall establish requirements for licensure established by rule for granting a license to an applicant licensed in another state, territory or country.
Related statute or rule:
None
Plain language analysis:
A foreign trained dentist is required to provide verification of being awarded a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school or a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a dental education program lasting at least two years at an accredited dental school which is equivalent to didactic and clinical at the level of a DDS or DMD degree.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation:
None
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois
:
Illinois requires graduates of programs outside of the United States or Canada to provide certification of completion of a minimum of 2 years of clinical training from an approved
dental
college in the United States or Canada in which the applicant met the same level of scientific knowledge and clinical competence as all graduates from that school or certification of completion of no less than 2 academic years of advanced dental education
program.
Iowa
:
Iowa requires foreign trained applicants to
receive a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full-time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least 2 academic years at an accredited dental college. The program must provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD graduate.
Michigan
:
Michigan requires foreign trained applicants to complete a minimum 2 year program in dentistry in an approved school that leads to the awarding of a DDS or DMD or a minimum 2 year master’s degree or certificate program in an approved dental school that leads to the awarding of a degree or certificate from a dental specialty program.
Minnesota:
Minnesota requires foreign trained applicants to have an evaluation of the foreign dental school done by the International Credentialing Associates that the foreign dental school’s education is equivalent to a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
The Board
reviewed the requirements of the surrounding states.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact
analysis
:
Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis:
The Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis is attached.
Effect on small business
:
These proposed rules
do
not
have
an economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s.
227.114 (1)
, Stats. The Department’s Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at
Dave.Ross
@wisconsin.gov
, or by calling (608) 266-
1352
.
Agency contact person
:
Sharon
Henes
, Administrative Rules Coordinator
, Department of
Safety and Professional Services
, Division of Board Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone 608-
261-2377
; email at
Sharon.Henes
@wisconsin.gov
.
Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission
:
Comments may be submitted to
Sharon
Henes
, Administrative Rules Coordinator,
Department of
Safety and Professional Services
, Division of Board Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 151, P.O. Box 8
366
, Madison, WI 53708-
8366
, or by email to
Sharon.Henes
@wisco
ns
in.gov
. Comments must be received
at
or before
the public hearing to be held on March 4, 2015
to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
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TEXT OF RULE
Section
1.
DE 2.01(1m
)(
c) is repealed.
Section
2
.
DE 2.01(1m
)(
d) is created to read:
DE 2.01(1m
)(
d) Evidence of one of the following:
1. Verification of having been awarded a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.
2. Verification of having received a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least two academic years at an accredited dental school. The program must provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD graduate.
Section
3
. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the
Wisconsin
administrative register, pursuant to s.
227.22 (2) (intro.)
, Stats.
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