New Mexico Administrative Code

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care.

An applicant who does not obtain a passing score on the jurisprudence exam must submit the re-examination fee as defined in Subsection D of 16.5.18.8 NMAC to re-take the exam.

Upon receipt of a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, and successful completion of the examination requirements, a committee member will review the application and may approve for licensure. The recommendation of the committee will be given to th…

The provisions of Part 19 of Chapter 5 apply to all applicants for licensure as a dental hygienist by examination. Part 19 also applies to dental hygienists previously licensed in New Mexico who have allowed their license to expire and do not qualify for licensure by credentials.

Part 19 of Chapter 5 is promulgated pursuant to the Dental Health Care Act, Section 61-5A-13 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

May 31, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish the requirements for application for licensure by examination.

Each applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist by examination must possess the following qualifications: A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental hygiene program consisting of at least two academic years of dental hygiene curriculum as defined in Section …

Each applicant for a dental hygiene license by examination must submit the required fees and following documentation: A. completed application, applications are valid for one year from the date of receipt; B. official transcripts or an original letter on letterhead with an emboss…

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care.

A licensee may request a restriction to practice under his/her license. The request must be in writing to the board or the dental hygienists committee. The board or the dental hygienists committee has the authority to attach stipulations to the licensee's licensure, if appropriat…

The recommendations by the examining committee are advisory and are not binding on the board. The board or the dental hygienists committee may accept or reject a recommendation by the committee to permit a licensee to practice dentistry or dental hygiene with or without any restr…

The board may proceed formally against a licensee under the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act in accordance with the procedures contained in the Uniform Licensing Act. When the licensee is a dental hygienist, the board shall act upon the recommendation of the dental hyg…

No action or examination or proceedings under the Impaired Dentists and Dental Hygienists Act precludes the board from investigating or acting simultaneously, in its sole discretion, under the Dental Health Care Act.

A licensee whose license has been restricted, suspended or revoked under the Impaired Dentists of Dental Hygienists Act, voluntarily or by action of the board, shall have a right at reasonable intervals to petition for reinstatement of the license and to demonstrate that the lice…

The provisions of Part 2 of Chapter 5 apply to all dentists and dental hygienists who hold a current license or retired license or who are applying for licensure in New Mexico.

Part 2 is promulgated pursuant to the Impaired Dentists and Hygienists Act, Sections 61-5B-1 through 61-5B-11 NMSA 1978 (1996 Repl Pamp.).

Permanent

September 30, 1996, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To clarify the procedures identified in the Impaired Dentists and Hygienists Act.

[RESERVED]

Anyone may file a complaint with the board if they have reasonable cause to believe a dentist or dental hygienist is impaired by: A. mental illness; B. physical illness, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills; C. habitual or e…

Complaints received in the board office that allege impaired practice will be processed in the following manner. A. The complaint committee of the board shall review the complaint to determine if the board has jurisdiction over the matter and if the complaint may have merit. B. I…

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care.

An applicant who does not obtain a passing score on the jurisprudence examination must submit the re-examination fee as defined in Subsection D of 16.5.18 NMAC to re-take the exam.

Upon receipt of a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, and successful completion of the jurisprudence examination, a designee of the committee will review the application and may approve for licensure. The recommendation of the committee will be g…

The provisions of 16.5.20 NMAC apply to all applicants for licensure as a dental hygienist who are currently licensed in another state by examination.

16.5.20 NMAC is promulgated pursuant to the Dental Health Care Act, Section 61-5A-13 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

May 31, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish the requirements for applicants for dental hygiene licensure based on their licensure and practice in another state.

Each applicant for licensure as a dental hygienist by credentials must possess the following qualifications: A. graduated and received a diploma from an accredited dental hygiene program consisting of at least two academic years of dental hygiene curriculum as defined in Section …

Each applicant for licensure by credentials must submit the required fees and following documentation: A. completed application, applications are valid for one year from the date of receipt; B. official transcripts or an original letter on letterhead with an embossed seal verifyi…

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care

Except as otherwise required by Subsection C of 16.5.21.8 NMAC, presumptive public service dental hygienist do not need to comply with the following for presumptive public service licensure. All other applicants for temporary or public service licensure must submit the required f…

An applicant who does not obtain a passing score on the jurisprudence examination must submit the re-examination fee as defined in Subsection D of 16.5.18.8 NMAC to re-take the exam.

A. Clinical Educator: Upon receipt of a completed application, including all required documentation and fees, a Committee member will review the application and may approve for licensure. The license will be read into the Committee and Board records at the next scheduled meeting.…

A. Temporary or public service licensees shall engage in only those activities specified on the temporary or public service license for the time period designated. B. Temporary or public service licensees shall only practice under the sponsorship, or in association with, a licens…

To remain eligible for temporary or public service licensure; temporary or public service license holders who are eligible for reissue per Paragraph (2) of Subsection A and Subsection B of 16.5.21.8 NMAC must contact the board office three months prior to the expiration date to b…

Temporary licenses may be renewed once for a 12 month time period. After that renewal the license is no longer eligible for re-issue. If uninterrupted practice of dental hygiene in New Mexico is desired after two years, then a temporary licensee must convert to a dental hygiene l…

The provisions of Part 21 of Chapter 5 apply to all dental hygienists applying for a temporary or public service license to practice in New Mexico.

Part 21 of Chapter 5 is promulgated pursuant to the Dental Health Care Act, NMSA 1978 61-5A-14 (1996 Repl. Pamp.).

Permanent

September 30, 1996, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish the requirements for application for temporary or public service licensure as a dental hygienist.

A. "Entity" means a dental or dental hygiene organization, foundation or officially recognized study club, which has a constitution, bylaws and whose officers or board of trustees are dentists or dental hygienists licensed in good standing in the state. B. "Good standing" means h…