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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="4-302.1" title_number="4" title_name="Dentistry" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To qualify for a certificate to be an expanded function dental assistant, an applicant shall be an individual who meets the requirements of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The applicant must be of good moral character.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The applicant must be at least 18 years old.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The applicant must:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be a high school graduate or have attained a high school equivalency;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Have successfully completed a course of study approved, subject to subsection (e) of this section, by the Board related to the intraoral procedure for which the applicant has applied for a certificate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Have the appropriate certification from the Dental Assisting National Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Have passed any examination provided for in a regulation adopted by the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Submit to a State criminal history records check.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Board may not approve a course of study under subsection (d)(2) of this section unless the course of study is part of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps dental assisting program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A dental assisting program located within an institution of postsecondary education that is accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A dental assisting program that is located within a high school and is recognized by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the high school accrediting body of a state;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A dental assisting program that is accredited by the Council on Dental Accreditation, or a successor organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A dental assisting course or program offered by the Dale Foundation, an affiliate of the Dental Assisting National Board, or any successor entity; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>An orthodontic dental assisting course or program offered by the Trapezio Orthodontic Assistant Training Solutions, or any successor entity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A course of study for initial certification under this section shall include at least 35 hours of instruction consisting of both online and in–person instruction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall adopt regulations specifying the required number of hours for in–person instruction, online instruction, and clinical hands–on training.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
