SECTION 117.3. Dental Hygiene Faculty Licensure

(a) Effective March 1, 2004, the SBDE will issue a license to a dental hygiene school faculty member that provides direct patient care, upon payment of a fee in an amount set by the Board, who meets all the following criteria:

(1) has graduated from a dental hygiene school;

(2) holds a full-time or part-time salaried faculty position at a dental or dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;

(3) obtains endorsement of the application from the Dean, Department Chair, or Program Director of the employer-school;

(4) pays an application fee set by the Board; and

(5) has taken and passed the jurisprudence examination administered by the SBDE or its designated testing service.

(b) An applicant for a license under this chapter must file an application for the license within six months of employment date.

(c) A license under this chapter must be renewed annually

(d) A license issued under this chapter expires on the termination of employment with the dental or dental hygiene school

(e) A license holder whose employment with a dental or dental hygiene school terminates and who is subsequently employed by the same or different dental or dental hygiene school must comply with requirements for obtaining an original license, except that the person is not required to re-take the jurisprudence exam.

(f) A license issued under this chapter does not authorize the license holder to engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene outside the auspices of the employing dental or dental hygiene school or program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §117.3 adopted to be effective February 24, 2004, 29 TexReg 1662