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 Examination and Residency Program Requirements for Dental Licensure

DATE OF SUBMISSION:

February 18, 2005

PROPOSED HANDLING:

Discussion

RATIONALE FOR ITEM:

To Implement Statute

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 3

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Attached for discussion is a proposed amendment to sections 61.2 and 61.18 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, relating to the examination and residency program requirements for dental licensure. Supporting materials for the proposed amendment are available upon request from the Secretary to the Board of Regents.

 

This amendment implements the requirements of Education Law section 6604(3) and (4) by requiring applicants for dental licensure to complete an accredited dental residency program and eliminating the option of their completing a clinical examination in dentistry instead of the residency program, effective January 1, 2007, and establishes a definition for an acceptable national accrediting body for dental residency programs.

 

A Notice of Proposed Rule Making concerning the proposed amendment will be published in the State Register no later than March 2, 2005.  It is recommended that formal action on the proposed amendment be taken at the May 2005 meeting of the Board of Regents. 

 

 

Attachment

 


AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION

          Pursuant to sections 207, 6506, 6507, 6601, and 6604 of the Education Law, and Chapter 76 of the Laws of 2004.

1. Section 61.2 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective June 9, 2005, as follows:     

61.2 Licensing examination.

(a) Individuals, who on or before December 31, 2006 have completed all the education requirements for licensure and by that date have submitted an application for licensure and the required application fee, shall meet the examination requirements of this subdivision.  Individuals who do not meet these conditions shall meet the examination requirements of subdivision (b) of this section.

[(a)] (1) Content. The examination shall consist of three parts:

[(1)] (i)  . . .

[(2)] (ii) . . .

[(b)] (2) . . .

[(c)] (3) . . .

[(d)] (4) Special examination conditions.

[(1)] (i)  . . .

[(2)] (ii)  . . .

[(e)] (5) . . .

[(f)] (6) . . .

[(g)] (7) . . .

[(h)] (8) . . .

[(i)] (9) In accordance with section 6604(4) of the Education Law, [applicants who are issued by the department a license to practice dentistry between May 22, 2003 and December 31, 2005,] individuals, who on or before December 31, 2006 have completed all the education requirements for licensure and by that date have submitted an application for licensure and the required application fee, may substitute successful completion of a residency program that meets the requirements of section 61.18 of this Part in lieu of successful completion of Part III, the examination in clinical dentistry.

(b) Individuals who do not meet the conditions prescribed in the opening paragraph of subdivision (a) of this section shall meet the examination requirements of this subdivision.

 (1) Content. The examination shall consist of two parts designed to sample the knowledge from all areas related to dentistry.

(2) The department may accept grades acceptable to the State Board for Dentistry on an examination of the National Board Dental Examinations as meeting the requirements of Parts I and II of the licensing examination.

(3) Special examination conditions.

(i) An applicant who has completed not less than two academic years in a program of dental education registered by the department, or accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the department may be admitted to Part I of the examination. Such applicant shall meet all requirements for admission to the licensing examination, except for the completion of professional education.

(ii) An applicant attending a program of dental education registered by the department, or accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the department, may be admitted to Part II during the last year of study.

(4) Passing score.  The passing score in each subject of each part shall be 75.0, as determined by the State Board for Dentistry.

2. Section 61.18, of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education is amended, effective June 9, 2005, as follows:     

61.18 Residency [option pathway] program requirement for dental licensure.

(a) Definitions. As used in this section:

[(1) . . .]

(1) Acceptable national accrediting body means until December 31, 2006 the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and thereafter it means an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation of dental residency programs, applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner, such as the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, its successors, or an equivalent organization as determined by the department.

(2) . . .

(3) . . .

(b) Residency program. [In accordance with section 6604(4) of the Education Law, applicants who are issued by the department a license to practice dentistry between May 22, 2003 and December 31, 2005 may substitute successful completion of a residency program that meets the requirements of this section in lieu of successful completion of the examination in clinical dentistry (Part III of the dental licensing examination), prescribed in section 61.2 of this Part. In addition to meeting other requirements of this section, such residency program shall meet the following requirements:] To be acceptable to the department for purposes of licensure under section 6604 of the Education Law, a residency program shall meet the requirements of this section.

(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] an acceptable national accrediting body, which is completed successfully by the applicant prior to the submission to the department of the application for licensure.

(2) The accredited residency program in a specialty of dentistry shall be in the specialty of endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, or another specialty of dentistry, as determined by the department, for which at least 50 percent of the [CDA] accredited residency program consists of clinical training in one or more of the following areas: general dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics.

(3) The accredited residency program shall include a formal written outcome assessment which is acceptable to the department.

(i) For [a CDA] an accredited residency program in general dentistry, the formal written outcome assessment used by the residency program shall be acceptable to the department if it includes:

(a) an acceptable notarized written statement by the residency program director attesting that the applicant has completed successfully the [CDA] accredited residency program and is in the director's judgment competent to practice dentistry; and

(b) acceptable notarized written statement(s) by the residency program director who supervised the dental procedures performed by the applicant, and/or the attending dentist(s) who supervised the dental procedures performed by the applicant if different from the residency program director, attesting that the applicant completed independently, and to generally accepted professional standards for dentistry, two full crowns, two endodontically treated teeth, four restorations (two anterior, two posterior) and one periodontal case during the accredited residency program.

(ii) For [a CDA] an accredited residency program in a specialty of dentistry, as defined on paragraph (2) of this subdivision, the formal written outcome assessment used by the residency program shall be acceptable to the department if it includes an acceptable notarized written statement by the residency program director attesting that the applicant has successfully completed the [CDA] accredited residency program in a specialty of dentistry, as defined in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, and is in the director's judgment competent to practice dentistry.

(c) . . .