South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06A - Dentists, Dental Hygienists And Dental Auxiliaries
Section 36-6A-44 - Criteria for license to practice dentistry.

36-6A-44. Criteria for license to practice dentistry.
Any person desiring to practice as a dentist may obtain a license to practice as a dentist if the applicant satisfies each of the following criteria:
(1)The application for a license to practice as a dentist is in writing and signed by the applicant;
(2)The applicant has passed a standardized national comprehensive examination approved by the board;
(3)The applicant has graduated from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited United States dental school, having obtained a doctor of dental medicine or a doctor of dental surgery degree;
(4)Within five years preceding the date of application, the applicant has passed a clinical regional or national examination approved by the board or a state examination or examinations that the board deems equivalent;
(5)The applicant has passed an examination concerning the state laws and rules relating to dentistry;
(6)The applicant has no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved disciplinary complaint pending before a dental board at the time a license is to be issued by the board; and
(7)The applicant provides references that indicate the applicant is of good moral character
The board may require a laboratory or clinical examination of any applicant if it has reason to believe the applicant cannot practice safely.
Any foreign-trained or any other graduate from a dental program not accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation may apply for a license to practice as a dentist. The board, by rule promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, shall establish requirements to reasonably ensure that an applicant's training and education are sufficient for licensure.

Source: SDC 1939, §27.0606; SL 1965, ch 119; SL 1967, ch 97; SL 1971, ch 213, §20; SL 1981, ch 275, §15; SL 1992, ch 269, §33; SL 2015, ch 199, §48.

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