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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle D. DENTISTRY |
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Chapter 256. LICENSING OF DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS |
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Subchapter B. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO DENTAL HYGIENIST |
Sec. 256.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE
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(a) An applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene in this state must be:
(1) at least 18 years of age;
(2) of good moral character;
(3) a graduate of an accredited high school or hold a certificate of high school equivalency; and
(4) a graduate of a recognized school of dentistry or dental hygiene accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and approved by the board or an alternative dental hygiene training program.
(b) A school of dentistry or dental hygiene described by Subsection (a)(4) must include at least two full academic years of instruction or its equivalent at the postsecondary level.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.080(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1470, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.