Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 447 - Dentistry examining board.
447.04 - Licensure; certification.

447.04 Licensure; certification.
(1) Dentists.
(a) The examining board shall grant a license to practice dentistry to an individual who does all of the following:
1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has graduated from an accredited dental school.
4. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed the national dental examination and the examination of a dental testing service approved by the examining board.
5. Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the statutes and rules relating to dentistry.
5m. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
6. Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by rule.
(b) Except as provided in par. (c), the examining board may grant a license to practice dentistry to an individual who is licensed in good standing to practice dentistry in another state or territory of the United States or in another country if the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:
1. Meets the requirements for licensure established by the examining board by rule.
2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education qualified to provide such instruction. The examining board shall consult with the department of health services to determine whether an individual, organization, or institution of higher education is qualified to provide instruction under this subdivision.
3. Presents the license to the examining board and pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (2).
(c)
1. The examining board shall grant a license to practice dentistry to an applicant who is licensed in good standing to practice dentistry in another jurisdiction upon presentation of the license and who does all of the following:
a. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2).
b. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the applicant has been offered employment as a full-time faculty member at a school of dentistry in this state.
c. Makes responses during any interview that the examining board may require that demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the examining board, that the applicant is competent to practice dentistry.
d. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education qualified to provide such instruction. The examining board shall consult with the department of health services to determine whether an individual, organization, or institution of higher education is qualified to provide instruction under this subdivision.
2. A license granted under subd. 1. authorizes the license holder to practice dentistry only within educational facilities.
3. A license granted under subd. 1. is no longer in effect if the license holder ceases to be employed as a full-time faculty member at a school of dentistry in this state.
4. The examining board may promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Dental hygienists.
(a) The examining board shall grant a license to practice dental hygiene to an individual who does all of the following:
1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has graduated from an accredited dental hygiene school.
4. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed the national dental hygiene examination and the examination of a dental hygiene testing service approved by the examining board.
5. Passes an examination administered by the examining board on the statutes and rules relating to dental hygiene.
5m. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
6. Completes any other requirements established by the examining board by rule.
(b) The examining board may grant a license to practice dental hygiene to an individual who is licensed in good standing to practice dental hygiene in another state or territory of the United States or in another country if the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:
1. Meets the requirements for licensure established by the examining board by rule.
2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the person has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education qualified to provide such instruction. The examining board shall consult with the department of health services to determine whether an individual, organization, or institution of higher education is qualified to provide instruction under this subdivision.
3. Presents the license to the examining board and pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (2).
(c)
1. The examining board shall grant a certificate to administer local anesthesia to a dental hygienist who is licensed under par. (a) or (b), and who submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she satisfies the educational requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 447.02 (2) (e).
2. No fee may be charged for a certificate granted under subd. 1. A certificate granted under subd. 1. remains in effect while the dental hygienist's license granted under par. (a) or (b) remains in effect unless the certificate is suspended or revoked by the examining board.
(d)
1. The examining board shall grant a certificate to administer nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia to a dental hygienist who is licensed under par. (a) or (b) and who submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she satisfies the educational requirements established in rules promulgated under s. 447.02 (2) (j), including by having satisfied substantially similar requirements in another state.
2. A certificate granted under subd. 1. remains in effect while the dental hygienist's license granted under par. (a) or (b) remains in effect unless the board suspends or revokes the certificate.
(3) Expanded function dental auxiliaries. The examining board shall grant a certification to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary to an individual who does all of the following:
(a) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).
(b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed the accredited instructional program required under s. 447.035 (3) (b) 2.
(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has current proficiency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s. 46.03 (38) to provide such instruction.
History: 1989 a. 349; 1997 a. 96; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 104; 2009 a. 276; 2013 a. 354; 2015 a. 195 s. 82; 2021 a. 254.