Section 338.11255. Licensure by endorsement of dentist; requirements.

(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement  shall  submit  a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition, an applicant shall meet the requirements of the act and administrative rules promulgated under the act.

(2)   An applicant who was first licensed in another state is presumed  to have met the requirements of section 16186 of the act if he or she meets all of the following requirements:

(a)       Graduated from a dental school that meets the standards in R 338.11301 and provides for the school to submit original, official transcripts of professional education and documentation of graduation for board evaluation.

(b)      Passed all phases of the national board examination for dentists, in sequence. This requirement is waived for persons who graduated from an accredited school before 1950.

(c)     Verification of his or her license, on a   form  supplied  by   the department, by the licensing agency of any state in which the applicant holds a current license or ever held a license as a dentist, which includes, but is not limited to, showing proof of any disciplinary action taken  or  pending disciplinary action imposed on the applicant.

(d)    Show proof of successful completion of 1 of the regional examinations as described in R 338.11203(2), (3), and (4). This requirement is waived for individuals who were licensed initially in another state before 2002 and who were not required to complete any regional examination as part of the initial licensing process as confirmed by the state in which the initial license was awarded.

(e)   If an applicant was licensed as a dentist in another state that required the successful completion of a regional examination and the applicant has been practicing for a minimum of 5 years immediately preceding the application for licensure in Michigan, it is presumed that the applicant meets the requirements of subrule (2)(a), (b), and (d) of this rule.

(f)   If an applicant is licensed as a dentist in another state that does not require the successful completion of a regional examination and the applicant has been practicing for a minimum of 5 years immediately preceding the application for licensure in Michigan, it is presumed that the  applicant meets the requirements of subrule (2)(a) and (b) of this rule.

(3)   The board may deny an application for licensure by endorsement upon finding the existence of a board action in any other state for a violation related to applicable provisions of section 16221 of  the  act  or  upon determining that the applicant does not fulfill the requirements  of section 16186 of the act.

History: 1989 AACS; 2006 AACS; 2011 AACS.