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1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Dental Practice Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 9 and 13 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 25/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 2309)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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8 | Sec. 9. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental Licenses. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | The
Department shall require that each applicant for a license | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to
practice dentistry shall:
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11 | (a) (Blank).
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12 | (b) Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | character.
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14 | (c) (1) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | dental
education by graduation from a dental college or school | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | in the United
States or Canada approved by the Department. The | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Department shall not approve
any dental college or school which | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | does not require at least (A) 60 semester
hours of collegiate | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | credit or the equivalent in acceptable subjects from a
college | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | or university before admission, and (B) completion of at least | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 4
academic years of instruction or the equivalent in an | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | approved dental college
or school before graduation; or
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23 | (2) Present satisfactory evidence of completion of dental |
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1 | education by
graduation from a dental college or school outside | ||||||
2 | the United States or
Canada and provide satisfactory evidence | ||||||
3 | that:
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4 | (A) (blank);
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5 | (B) the applicant has completed a minimum of 2 academic | ||||||
6 | years of general
dental clinical training at a dental | ||||||
7 | college or school in the United States or
Canada approved | ||||||
8 | by the Department, however, an accredited advanced dental | ||||||
9 | education program approved by the Department of no less | ||||||
10 | than 2 years may be substituted for the 2 academic years of | ||||||
11 | general dental clinical training and an applicant who was | ||||||
12 | enrolled
for not less than one year in an approved clinical | ||||||
13 | program prior to January 1,
1993 at an Illinois dental | ||||||
14 | college or school shall be required to complete only
that | ||||||
15 | program; and
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16 | (C) the applicant has received certification from the | ||||||
17 | dean of an
approved dental college or school in the United | ||||||
18 | States or Canada or the program director of an approved | ||||||
19 | advanced dental education program stating that
the | ||||||
20 | applicant has achieved the same level of scientific | ||||||
21 | knowledge and clinical
competence as required of all | ||||||
22 | graduates of the college, school, or advanced dental | ||||||
23 | education program.
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24 | Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent either | ||||||
25 | the Department or
any dental college or school from | ||||||
26 | establishing higher standards than
specified in this Act.
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1 | (d) In determining professional capacity under this | ||||||
2 | Section, any
individual who has not been actively engaged in | ||||||
3 | the practice of dentistry,
has not been a dental student, or | ||||||
4 | has not been engaged in a formal program
of dental education | ||||||
5 | during the 5 years immediately preceding the filing of an
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6 | application may be required to complete such additional | ||||||
7 | testing, training, or
remedial education as the Board may deem | ||||||
8 | necessary in order to establish
the applicant's present | ||||||
9 | capacity to practice dentistry with reasonable
judgment, | ||||||
10 | skill, and safety.
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11 | (e) Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant has | ||||||
12 | either received Pass an examination authorized or given by the | ||||||
13 | Department
in the theory and practice of the science of | ||||||
14 | dentistry; provided,
that the Department (1) may recognize a | ||||||
15 | certificate granted by the National
Board of Dental Examiners | ||||||
16 | or successfully completed a in lieu of, or subject to, such | ||||||
17 | examination as
may be required and (2) may recognize successful | ||||||
18 | completion of the clinical examination conducted by one of the | ||||||
19 | following regional testing services: the Central Regional | ||||||
20 | Dental Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional | ||||||
21 | Testing Agency, Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional Examining | ||||||
22 | Board (WREB), or the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. | ||||||
23 | (ADEX) approved regional testing services in
lieu of such | ||||||
24 | examinations as may be required . For purposes of this Section,
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25 | successful completion shall mean that the applicant has | ||||||
26 | achieved a minimum
passing score on the regional examinations |
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1 | as determined by each approved
regional testing service.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-409, eff. 12-31-05.)
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3 | (225 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 2313)
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4 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
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5 | Sec. 13. Qualifications of Applicants for Dental | ||||||
6 | Hygienists. Every
person who desires to obtain a license as a | ||||||
7 | dental hygienist shall apply to the
Department in writing, upon | ||||||
8 | forms prepared
and furnished by the Department. Each | ||||||
9 | application shall contain proof of
the particular | ||||||
10 | qualifications required of the applicant, shall be verified
by | ||||||
11 | the applicant, under oath, and shall be accompanied by the | ||||||
12 | required
examination fee.
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13 | The Department shall require that every applicant for a | ||||||
14 | license
as a dental hygienist shall:
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15 | (1) (Blank).
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16 | (2) Be a graduate of high school
or its equivalent.
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17 | (3) Present satisfactory evidence of having successfully | ||||||
18 | completed 2 academic
years of credit at a dental hygiene | ||||||
19 | program accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of | ||||||
20 | the American Dental Association.
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21 | (4) Submit evidence that he holds a currently valid | ||||||
22 | certification to
perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The | ||||||
23 | Department shall adopt rules
establishing criteria for | ||||||
24 | certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The rules of | ||||||
25 | the Department shall provide for variances only in instances
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1 | where the applicant is physically disabled and therefore unable | ||||||
2 | to secure
such certification.
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3 | (5) (Blank).
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4 | (6) Pass an examination conducted by one of the following | ||||||
5 | regional testing services: the Central Regional Dental Testing | ||||||
6 | Service, Inc. (CRDTS), the Southern Regional Testing Agency, | ||||||
7 | Inc. (SRTA), the Western Regional Examining Board (WREB), or | ||||||
8 | the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. (ADEX), or submit | ||||||
9 | evidence that he or she holds authorized or given by the | ||||||
10 | Department in the
subjects usually taught in approved programs | ||||||
11 | of dental hygiene, which
examination shall determine the | ||||||
12 | qualifications of applicants to perform the
operative | ||||||
13 | procedures of dental hygiene. The Department may recognize a
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14 | certificate granted by the National Board of Dental Examiners | ||||||
15 | in lieu of,
or subject to, such examination .
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16 | (Source: P.A. 92-262, eff. 8-7-01 .)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.
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