Georgia Code
Article 2 - Licenses for the Practice of Dentistry
§ 43-11-42. Reciprocity; Criminal Background Check

(a.1) (1) The board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a teacher’s or instructor’s license to a dentist who has graduated from a school, college, or advanced dental education program approved by the board and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA) or its successor agency, if any, for the sole purpose of teaching or instructing, in an accredited dental college, advanced dental education program, or training clinic in this state, those procedures and services recognized in this state to be within the scope of practice of such person’s professional license. Those applicants who have received a doctoral degree in dentistry from a dental school not so accredited must comply with the following requirements in order to submit an application for licensure:
(2) The board may establish by rule or regulation the requirements for documentation of an applicant’s educational and personal qualifications for licensure.
(3) In order to be granted a license under this subsection, all applicants must pass a jurisprudence examination on the laws of this state and rules and regulations as they relate to the practice of dentistry as established or approved by the board, which shall be administered in the English language.
History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 132, § 8; Code 1933, § 84-710; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1367, § 3; Ga. L. 1956, p. 372, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1389, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 226, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 234, § 14; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2004, p. 720, § 6; Ga. L. 2008, p. 530, § 3/SB 363.
Cross references.
Cooperation between Georgia and other states generally, T. 28, C. 6.
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 08.15.20.01, 08.31.20.02, 06.30.21.02, 07.22.21.02, 08.19.21.02, and 09.20.21.02.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders.

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