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Regulations - Chapter 2, Article 4

TITLE 16. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REGULATIONS
DIVISION 10. DENTAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER 2. DENTISTS
ARTICLE 4. GRADUATES OF FOREIGN DENTAL SCHOOLS

Section 1040. Application and Licensure Requirements.

Section 1041. Examination Requirements.

Section 1040. Application and Licensure Requirements.
(a) A graduate of a foreign dental school who desires to take the licensure examination shall apply on a form prescribed by the board. Such application shall be accompanied by the required fees, credentials and documentation specified by the board and should be filed with the board not less than 90 days prior to the examination date requested. Applications may be accepted by the board, in its discretion, up to 45 days prior to such examination date.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the board's authority to seek from an applicant such other information pertinent to the background, education and experience of the applicant as may be deemed necessary in order to pass upon the applicant's qualifications.
(b) Credentials. The applicant shall furnish the following documentation satisfactory to the board:
  1. (1) A complete transcript of the academic and clinical dental school record of the applicant. Said transcript shall be accompanied by an affidavit showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is the person named in each transcript he submits, that the transcript is a true recital of the full number of academic years of undergraduate courses required for graduation, that such courses of professional instruction in dentistry were accomplished in a resident course of instruction.
  2. (2) A legible, true copy of the dental diploma or dental degree conferred upon the applicant as evidence of the completion of the courses of dental instruction required for graduation. Such document shall be accompanied by an affidavit showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is the person named in such diploma or degree, that he is the lawful holder, and that it was procured in the regular resident course of instruction and examination without fraud or misrepresentation.
  3. (3) The documentation required in paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof shall be authenticated by either the president, secretary, dean or registrar of the educational institution.
  4. (4) Credentials and documentation required by this section which are submitted in a foreign language shall be accompanied by a certified original translation by a qualified translator.
  5. (5) When, because of circumstances beyond his control, an applicant is unable to furnish any of the documents or authentication or certification required by this section, the board may in its discretion accept other documents which it deems satisfactory to establish the applicant's eligibility.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 1636, Business and Professions Code.

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Section 1041. Examination Requirements.
(a) Written Examination. The written examination required by Section 1628.2 of the Code shall be that given by the National Board of Dental Examiners. An applicant shall submit to the board evidence of successful completion of said examination. Pursuant to section 1628.2 of the Code, a copy of the applicant's scores on this written examination must have been received at the board's principal office by July 12, 2004. An original of the applicant's scores must be received with the application to take the Restorative Technique examination requested.
(b) Restorative Techniques. Each foreign-trained examinee shall demonstrate his or her skill in restorative techniques in the presence of the board members or examiners appointed for that purpose. Each examinee shall complete to the satisfaction of the board all assigned restorations.
  1. Assignments. The applicant shall be given an assignment to complete in each of the following categories, as described below.
  2. (A) Amalgam. Each applicant shall prepare and restore a Class II amalgam on a tooth and surface assigned at the time of examination.
  3. (B) Cast Restorations. Each applicant shall prepare two artificial teeth from among those provided by the manufacturer of the typodont specified in subsection (b)(2), for single unit cast restorations, or as abutments for a fixed bridge. The preparation assignments for all teeth to be prepared will be given at the start of the examination and will be selected from the following: MOD onlay, 3/4 crown, 7/8 crown, full metal crown, full all-porcelain crown, or full porcelain-fused-to-metal crown.
  4. (C) Composite. Each applicant shall prepare and/or restore one or more Class II, III, or IV composite restoration(s) on tooth or teeth and surface(s) assigned at the time of the examination, with the tooth or teeth mounted in a typodont specified in subsection (b)(2).
  5. (2) Equipment. The applicant shall provide a crown and bridge typodont which shall be used for the examination in restorative techniques. The typodont shall be the D95SDP-200 Dental Study Model by Kilgore International, Inc. The typodont shall be suitable for mounting either on a dental chair with a headrest bar or on a simulator, whichever is provided by the dental school where the examination is administered. The mounting on a dental chair shall be a Columbia aluminum head, model number AH-1C-1 or its equivalent with removable soft rubber facings simulating the cheeks. Upper and lower members shall be sealed with plaster. The typodont shall be equilibrated in centric relation jaw position prior to the examination, with at least four points of centric occlusal stops on each side of the typodont. The candidate shall also provide addressed mailing materials, as is appropriate for the typodont, with postage prepaid, for the return of the typodont to the candidate after the examination.
  6. (3) Time Period Allowed.
    The examination shall be a total of eight hours in length. This time period includes approval time for the typodont and equilibration time for disapproved typodonts.
(c) Further Examination. An examinee who successfully completes the restorative technique examination is eligible to take the remaining examinations required by Section 1636(c) of the Code. All rules applicable to such examinations and the grading thereof contained in Article 3 of this subchapter shall apply to examinees who are foreign dental school graduates.
(d) Passing Grades. A foreign dental school graduate shall be deemed to have passed the examination if he or she achieves a score of at least 75% on at least two of the three sections of the examination, and an overall score of at least 75% composite average for all three sections of the examination scored as a whole.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 1628.2, Business and Professions Code. Back to Top

HISTORY
  1. Editorial correction of subsection (b) filed 7-17-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 29).
  2. Amendment of subsections (b)(3) filed 7-7-92; operative 8-6-92 (Register 92, No. 28).
  3. Amendment of section and Note filed 6-22-2005; operative 7-22-2005 (Register 2005, No. 25).