Sec. 267.003. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) To qualify for a dental school faculty member license, a person must:

(1) file an application with the board that presents proof that the applicant holds:

(A) a degree from a dental school; and

(B) a full-time or part-time salaried faculty position at a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;

(2) submit an endorsement of the application from the dean, department chair, or program director of the school described by Subdivision (1)(B);

(3) pay the application fee set by the board; and

(4) pass an examination covering jurisprudence administered by the board or by a testing service under an agreement with the board.

(b) To qualify for a dental hygiene school faculty member license, a person must:

(1) file an application with the board that presents proof that the applicant holds:

(A) a degree from a dental hygiene school; and

(B) a full-time or part-time salaried faculty position at a dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;

(2) submit an endorsement of the application from the dean, department chair, or program director of the school described by Subdivision (1)(B);

(3) pay the application fee set by the board; and

(4) pass an examination covering jurisprudence administered by the board.

(c) An applicant for a license under this chapter must:

(1) file an application for the license not later than the 30th day after the date the person begins employment with the dental or dental hygiene school; and

(2) pass the examination not later than the sixth month after the date the person begins employment with the school.

(d) The board shall set the application fee in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 267.001, an applicant may have direct patient contact before the applicant passes the examination.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.