TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1220 ILLINOIS DENTAL PRACTICE ACT
SECTION 1220.200 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE


 

Section 1220.200  Application for Licensure

 

An applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist shall file an application, on forms supplied by the Division, that shall include:

 

a)         Certification of successful completion of 2 academic years of credit from a dental hygiene program approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;

 

b)         Proof that the applicant has passed the National Dental Hygienist Board Examination, with a passing score as established by the testing entity given by JCNDE and has been issued a National Board Certificate, mailed to the Division by the JCNDF;

 

c)         Proof of successful completion of an examination pursuant to Section 1220.220(a) received directly from the testing entity;

 

d)         A current certification in BLS from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the American Safety and Health Institute or a statement from a licensed physician indicating that the applicant is physically disabled and unable to obtain certification;

 

e)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, from the state in which an applicant was originally licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating:

 

1)         The time during which the applicant was licensed in that state, including the date of the original issuance of the license; and

 

2)         Whether the file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending;

 

f)         The required fee set forth in Section 1220.415(a)(3).

 

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 15907, effective July 25, 2014)