201 KAR 8:150. Dental application; examination.

      RELATES TO: KRS 313.040

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 313.220

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 313.220 requires the board to conduct the examinations of all applicants for a license and authorizes the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the practice of dentistry. This administrative regulation establishes the guidelines for filing the application form for licensure with the Board of Dentistry and establishes the guidelines for the examination for licensure.

      Section 1. (1) The "Application to Practice Dentistry" be filled out in its entirety by each applicant for the general practice of dentistry. The application form shall be executed and sworn to before a notary and returned to the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. The board shall reject any application that does not comply with the requirements of all applicable administrative regulations from 201 KAR Chapter 8 and KRS Chapter 313.

      (2) The examination shall consist of two (2) parts:

      (a) A written examination in accordance with 201 KAR 8:185; and

      (b) A clinical examination in accordance with 201 KAR 8:220.

      (3) A passport-sized photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders taken within six (6) months prior to the application date shall be attached to the application form.

      Section 2. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The "Application to Practice Dentistry" form, October 2006 edition, Kentucky Board of Dentistry, is incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Dentistry, 312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 101, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Den:G;A-1; 1 Ky.R. 338; eff. 2-5-75; Am. 22 Ky.R. 2312; 23 Ky.R. 424; eff. 8-1-96; 33 Ky.R. 851; 1283; eff. 11-15-2006.)