Section 2.01. Application for license.  


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  • (1)  An applicant for license as a dentist shall submit all of the following to the board:
    (a) An application on a form approved by the board.
    (c) The fee authorized by s. 440.05 (1) , Stats.
    (d) Evidence of successful completion of an examination on provisions in ch. 447 , Stats. , and chs. DE 1 to 9 .
    (e) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from an accredited dental school.
    (f) Verification from the commission on national examinations of the American dental association or other board-approved professional testing services of successful completion of an examination.
    (g) Verification from the central regional dental testing service or other board-approved testing services of successful completion of an examination in clinical and laboratory demonstrations taken within the 5-year period immediately preceding application. In this paragraph, "successful completion" means an applicant has passed all parts of the examination in no more than 3 attempts on any one part, as required in s. DE 2.09 .
    (1m)  An applicant for a license as a dentist who is a graduate of a foreign dental school shall submit all of the following to the board:
    (a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from a foreign dental school.
    (b) The information required in sub. (1) (a) to (d) , (f) and (g) .
    (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.
    (2)  An applicant for license as a dental hygienist shall meet requirements in sub. (1) (a) through (d) and shall also submit to the board:
    (a) Verification from the commission on national examinations of the American dental association or other board-approved professional testing service of successful completion of an examination on the basic principles of the practice of dental hygiene; and
    (b) Verification from the central regional dental hygiene testing service or other board-approved testing service of successful completion of an examination in clinical and laboratory demonstrations taken within the 5-year period immediately preceding application.