THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
FROM: |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier |
COMMITTEE: |
Higher Education and Professional Practice |
TITLE OF
ITEM: |
Proposed Amendment to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Residency Option Pathway for Dental Licensure |
DATE OF
SUBMISSION: |
July 30, 2004 |
PROPOSED
HANDLING: |
Discussion |
RATIONALE FOR
ITEM: |
To Implement Policy |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal 3 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY:
Attached for discussion is a proposed amendment to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section 61.18 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, relating to the residency option pathway for dental licensure. Supporting materials for the proposed amendment are available upon request from the Secretary to the Board of Regents.
The residency option pathway permits the
applicant for licensure in dentistry to complete a dental residency program in
lieu of the licensure examination in clinical dentistry (Part III of the
licensing examination). The purpose
of the proposed amendment is to adjust the requirements for the residency option
pathway for dental licensure by deleting a provision that requires the dental
residency program to be completed within a time frame of two years prior to
application for licensure. After
consultation with the field, the Department has determined that this requirement
is unnecessary. The regulation
contains other requirements that adequately verify that the applicant has
completed the residency program. In
addition, other licensed professions do not have similar time frames for
completing residency programs.
A Notice of Proposed Rule Making concerning the proposed amendment will be published in the State Register on August 18, 2004. It is recommended that formal action on the proposed amendment be taken at the November 2004 meeting of the Board of Regents.
AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Pursuant to sections 207, 6506, 6507, and 6604 of the Education
Law.
Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section
61.18 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective
November 25, 2004, as follows:
(1) The residency program shall be a
postdoctoral clinical dental residency program in either general dentistry, or a
specialty of dentistry as defined in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, of at
least one year's duration in a hospital or dental facility accredited for
teaching purposes by the CDA, which is completed successfully by the applicant
[within two years] prior to the submission to the department of the
application for licensure [to the department].