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Contact Information
State of TN Health Related Boards
27
French Landing, Suite 300
Herritage Place - Metro Center,
Nashville, TN 37423
615-532-5073
1-800-778-4123
If the information on this page
DOES NOT answer your questions
please contact the TN Health Related Boards at the above
address.
There are three (3)
avenues for licensure as a dental hygienist in Tennessee. Below
are definitions of each avenue. Please
carefully read and
determine the process that is applicable to you.
1.
Examination
- This requirement is applicable to any dental hygienist who
has successfully completed one of the following
examinations: Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA) or Western
Regional Examining Board (WREB), and has not actively
practiced full-time for three (3) of the preceding five (5)
years in another state. Please refer toRule 0460-3-.01 for
more information.
2.
Criteria
Approval - This requirement allows a dental hygienist who is
licensed in another State and has actively practiced full-time
for three (3) of the preceding five (5) years to be considered
for licensure without taking a regional examination. The
SRTA examination must never have been failed to qualify by
criteria approval. Please refer to Rule 0460-3-.02 for more
information.
3.
Limited
Educational License - This process is applicable to a dental
hygienist licensed in another state and who will be teaching in a
dental hygiene educational institute. This type of license
limits the practice location to programs offered by the
educational institution. Upon termination of faculty appointment
the license is void. This type of licensure requires a
special type of application. Please request this application
from our office. Please refer to Rule 0460-3-.03 for more information.
View & Download the
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR LICENSURE
AS A DENTAL HYGIENIST
View and Download the
CHAPTER 0460-3
RULES GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS
Continuing Education
Requirements
Dental hygienists are all
required to fulfill 30 hours of continuing education during the
two calendar year cycle (January 1 of an odd year - December 31
of an even year) and keep a current C.P.R. card at all times. A
minimum of 2 of the required 30 biennial hours must be obtained
in the area of chemical dependency education and only 50% of the
total CEs can be taken as web based (online) beginning January
2011.
