STATE OF WISCONSIN
Dentistry Examining Board
IN THE MATTER OF RULE-MAKING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
DENTISTRY EXAMINING BOARD
ORDER OF THE DENTISTRY EXAMINING BOARD
ADOPTING RULES
CLEARINGHOUSE RULE 15-013
ORDER
An order of the Dentistry Examining Board to repeal DE 2.01(1m) (c) and create DE 2.01(1m) (d) relating to foreign trained dentists.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted: s. 447.04, Wis. Stats. Explanation of agency authority:
The Board shall promulgate rules for the guidance of the profession not inconsistent with the law relating to the profession. The Board shall establish requirements for licensure established by rule for granting a license to an applicant licensed in another state, territory or country.
Related statute or rule:
None
Plain language analysis:
The current rule requires an applicant who is a graduate of a foreign dental school to provide evidence that they have completed a postgraduate program or a residency program. The proposed rule eliminates this requirement. To bring Wisconsin’s requirements in line with other states, the proposed rule requires a foreign trained dentist to provide verification of being awarded a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school or a dental diploma, degree, or certificate from a dental education program lasting at least two years at an accredited dental school which is equivalent to the didactic and clinical education at the level of a DDS or DMD degree.
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation:
None
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois: Illinois requires graduates of programs outside of the United States or Canada to provide certification of completion of a minimum of 2 years of clinical training from an approved dental college in the United States or Canada in which the applicant met the same level of scientific knowledge and clinical competence as all graduates from that school or certification of completion of no less than 2 academic years of advanced dental education program.
Iowa: Iowa requires foreign trained applicants to receive a dental diploma, degree or certificate from a full-time, undergraduate supplemental dental education program of at least 2 academic years at an accredited dental college. The program must provide didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS or DMD graduate.
Michigan: Michigan requires foreign trained applicants to complete a minimum 2 year program in dentistry in an approved school that leads to the awarding of a DDS or DMD or a minimum 2 year master’s degree or certificate program in an approved dental school that leads to the awarding of a degree or certificate from a dental specialty program.
Minnesota: Minnesota requires foreign trained applicants to have an evaluation of the foreign dental school done by the International Credentialing Associates that the foreign dental school’s education is equivalent to a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
The Board reviewed the requirements of the surrounding states.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact analysis:
