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Chapter DE 2
LICENSURE
DE 2.005   Testing service requirements.
DE 2.01   Application for license.
DE 2.013   Student supervision.
DE 2.015   Faculty license.
DE 2.02   Duration of license.
DE 2.03   Biennial renewal.
DE 2.035   Application procedure for service members, former service members, and their spouses.
DE 2.04   Endorsement.
DE 2.05   Examination passing score.
Ch. DE 2 NoteNote: Chapter DE 2 as it existed on February 28, 1982, was repealed and a new chapter DE 2 was created effective March 1, 1982.
DE 2.005DE 2.005 Testing service requirements. A dental, dental therapy, or dental hygiene testing service may be approved if all the testing service's exams meet all of the following requirements:
DE 2.005(1)(1) Test clinical knowledge.
DE 2.005(2)(2) Include a practical component on application of the basic principles utilizing live human patients or simulated patients.
DE 2.005 HistoryHistory: CR 17-068: cr. Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 9-1-19: correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2019 No. 764; EmR2410: emerg. am. (title), (intro), eff. 7-26-24; CR 24-094: am. (title), (intro) Register July 2025 No. 835, eff. 8-1-25.
DE 2.01DE 2.01 Application for license.
DE 2.01(1)(1) An applicant for license as a dentist shall submit all of the following to the board:
DE 2.01(1)(a)(a) An application on a form approved by the board.
DE 2.01(1)(c)(c) The fee authorized by s. 440.05 (1), Stats.
DE 2.01(1)(d)(d) Evidence of successful completion of an examination on the statutes and rules relating to dentistry.
DE 2.01(1)(e)(e) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from an accredited dental school.
DE 2.01(1)(f)(f) Verification from the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or other board-approved professional testing services of successful completion of an examination.
DE 2.01(1)(g)(g) Verification from a board-approved testing service of successful completion of an examination taken within one year immediately preceding application.
DE 2.01(1)(h)(h) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant 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 by the Wisconsin department of health services.
DE 2.01 NoteNote: Instructions for applications are available on the department of safety and professional services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266-2112.
DE 2.01(1m)(1m) An applicant for a license as a dentist who is a graduate of a foreign dental school shall submit all of the following to the board:
DE 2.01(1m)(a)(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from a foreign dental school.
DE 2.01(1m)(b)(b) The information required in sub. (1) (a) to (d), (f) and (g).
DE 2.01(1m)(d)(d) Evidence of one of the following:
DE 2.01(1m)(d)1.1. Verification of having been awarded a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.
DE 2.01(1m)(d)2.2. Verification of having received a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least two academic years at an accredited dental school. The program must provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD graduate.
DE 2.01(1m)(e)(e) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant 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 by the Wisconsin department of health services.
DE 2.01(2)(2) An applicant for license as a dental hygienist shall meet requirements in sub. (1) (a) through (d) and shall also submit to the board:
DE 2.01(2)(a)(a) Verification from the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations or other board-approved professional testing service of successful completion of an examination on the basic principles of the practice of dental hygiene.
DE 2.01(2)(b)(b) Verification from a board-approved testing service of successful completion of an examination taken within one year immediately preceding application.
DE 2.01(2)(c)(c) Evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from an accredited dental hygiene school.
DE 2.01(2)(d)(d) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant 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 by the Wisconsin department of health services.
DE 2.01(3)(3) An applicant for license as a dental therapist shall meet the requirements in sub. (1) (a) and (c) and shall also submit to the board all of the following:
DE 2.01(3)(a)(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has graduated from an accredited dental therapy education program or has satisfied other requirements in s. 447.04 (1m) (c), Stats.
DE 2.01 NoteNote: For all acceptable education requirements, see s. 447.04 (1m) (c), Stats.
DE 2.01(3)(b)(b) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has passed a national board dental therapy examination and a dental therapy clinical examination administered by a regional testing service that has been approved by the board to administer clinical examinations for dental professionals. If a national board examination or a regional testing service examination for dental therapy does not exist, the board shall accept evidence of passing an alternative examination administered by another entity or testing service that is approved by the board.
DE 2.01(3)(c)(c) Evidence of successful completion of an examination administered by the board on the statutes and rules relating to dental therapy.
DE 2.01(3)(d)(d) Evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant 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), Stats., to provide such instruction.
DE 2.01(3)(e)(e) If applicable, information relating to the applicant’s licensure in other jurisdictions as required by the board.
DE 2.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1982, No. 314, eff. 3-1-82; am. (1) (g), Register, May, 1984, No. 341, eff. 6-1-84; am. (1) (e), Register, March, 1988, No. 387, eff. 4-1-88; am. (1) (e) and (2) (intro.), Register, June, 1995, No. 474, eff. 7-1-95; am. (1) (intro.), (a), (c), (e), (f) and r. (1) (b), Register, April, 1999, No. 520, eff. 5-1-99; am. (1) (g), Register, June, 2001, No. 546, eff. 7-1-01; CR 09-007: am. (1) (e), cr. (1m) Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09; CR 15-013: r. (1m) (c), cr. (1m) (d) Register October 2015 No. 717, eff. 10-1-15; CR 17-068: am. (1) (d), (f), (g), cr. (1) (h), (1m) (e), am. (2) (a), (b), cr. (2) (c), (d) Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 9-1-19; EmR2410: emerg. cr. (3), eff. 7-26-24; CR 24-094: cr. (3) Register July 2025 No. 835, eff. 8-1-25.
DE 2.013DE 2.013 Student supervision. A dental student under s. 447.03 (3) (a), Stats., a dental therapy student under s. 447.03 (3) (am), Stats., or a dental hygiene student under s. 447.03 (3) (b), Stats., is required to practice under the supervision of a dentist who is present in the facility in which the practice occurs.
DE 2.013 HistoryHistory: CR 17-068: cr. Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 9-1-19; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register August 2019 No. 764; EmR2410: emerg. am., eff. 7-26-24; CR 24-094: am. Register July 2025 No. 835, eff. 8-1-25.
DE 2.015DE 2.015 Faculty license.
DE 2.015(1)(1) The board shall grant a license to practice dentistry to an applicant who is licensed in good standing to practice dentistry in another jurisdiction approved by the board upon presentation of the license and who does all of the following:
DE 2.015(1)(a)(a) Submits an application on a form provided by the board.
DE 2.015(1)(b)(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2), Stats.
DE 2.015(1)(c)(c) Submits a written certification from an accredited post-doctoral dental residency training program or accredited school of dentistry in this state that the applicant has been offered employment as a full-time faculty member in that program or at that school of dentistry.
DE 2.015(1)(d)(d) Submits to any interview that the board may require that demonstrates, to the board’s satisfaction, that the applicant is competent to practice dentistry.
DE 2.015(1)(e)(e) Discloses all discipline which has ever been taken against the applicant in any jurisdiction.
DE 2.015(1)(f)(f) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board the applicant 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 by the Wisconsin department of health services.
DE 2.015(2)(2) A license granted under sub. (1) authorizes the license holder to do all of the following:
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