New York Laws
Article 133 - Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental Assisting
6604-B - Restricted Dental Faculty License.

(a) The completion of a total of no less than six academic years of
pre-professional and professional education, including:
i. courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology
and physics; and
ii. not less than four academic years of professional dental education
satisfactory to the department culminating in a degree, diploma or
certificate in dentistry recognized by the appropriate civil authorities
of the jurisdiction in which the school is located as acceptable for
entry into practice in the jurisdiction in which the school is located.
(b) Within the last five years, have two years of satisfactory
practice as a dentist or have satisfactorily completed an advanced
education program in general dentistry or in a dental specialty,
provided such program is accredited by an organization accepted by the
department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting such
programs (such as the commission on dental accreditation); and
(c) Possesses good moral character as determined by the department.
3. The dean of the dental school shall notify the department in
writing upon the submission of an initial license application and yearly
thereafter that the holder of the dental faculty license is employed
full-time at the dental school. Full-time employment means the holder of
such dental faculty license devotes at least four full working days per
week in teaching or patient care, research or administrative duties at
the dental school where employed. The dean of the dental school and the
holder of such dental faculty license shall each notify the department
in writing within thirty days of the termination of full-time
employment.
4. In order to continue to practice dentistry, the holder of a
restricted dental faculty license shall apply for and hold a current
triennial registration which shall be subject to the same registration
requirements as apply to holders of unrestricted dental licenses, except
that such registration shall be issued only upon the submission of
documentation satisfactory to the department of the holder's continued
status as a full-time dental faculty member, provided that such
registration shall immediately terminate and the holder shall no longer
be authorized to practice if the holder ceases to be a full-time dental
faculty member at an approved New York state school of dentistry.
5. The holder of this restricted dental faculty license shall be
subject to the professional misconduct provisions set forth in article
one hundred thirty of this chapter and in the rules of the board of
regents and the regulations of the commissioner.
6. The fee for each restricted dental faculty license shall be three
hundred dollars, and the fee for initial registration and each
subsequent re-registration shall be three hundred dollars.
7. In order to be eligible for a restricted dental faculty license an
applicant must be a United States citizen or a noncitizen lawfully

admitted for permanent residence in the United States; provided,
however, that the department may grant a three year waiver for a
noncitizen who otherwise meets all other requirements for a restricted
dental faculty license except that the department may grant an
additional extension not to exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable
him or her to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided
such status is being actively pursued. No current faculty member shall
be displaced by the holder of a restricted dental faculty license.