**Please note that once your application is received by the Board
office,
the process takes at least 90 days.**
North Carolina does not have reciprocity with
any other state. The Board has developed rules for
Licensure by Credentials which went into effect January 1, 2003.
A copy of the rule and the statute covering this type of
licensure is included in the application packet. Click
below to download.
• A credential application may be downloaded from this site using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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All candidates for licensure in this state who do NOT qualify for Licensure by
Credentials are required to participate in written and clinical examinations. Written examinations are offered on-line in two subject
areas: infection control/sterilization and North Carolina
jurisprudence. The only acceptable clinical exam is the CITA
Dental Hygiene exam. Both written and clinical exams must be
passed before a license will be issued. Passing either the
written or clinical exam alone does not fulfill requirements for
licensure. No candidate may engage in the practice of dental
hygiene until the license is issued and properly displayed as
required by 21 NCAC 16I .0109.
Exam
Dates and Location:
FAQs about the CITA Hygiene
Exam
(this document contains answers to questions you may have
concerning the CITA hygiene exam)
Scheduling and information may be found on CITA's website at www.citaexam.com.
Scroll to bottom of page to download an
Examination/Provisional application, Licensure/Provisional
application.
Provisional
Licensure
A provisional license enables a dental hygienist to
practice dental hygiene in this State under the direction of a dentist
licensed in North Carolina.
To be
eligible for a provisional license, a dental hygienist must have
held a license in another state for at least 2 years and have
passed a clinical exam.
A provisional license is valid only until the next
scheduled CITA exam anywhere. If, through no fault
of their own, a dental hygienist cannot register for the next
available exam, the provisional license could be extended until
the following scheduled exam. Otherwise, the provisional
license in not renewable or extendable.
Verification of licensure from any and all states in which the candidate is
licensed is required. All verifications of licensure must include the signature of the
Board’s secretary and the Board’s seal. An original license or copy of the
license is not acceptable.
The application fee for a provisional license is $60.00 (non-refundable).
The dentist with whom the candidate intends to practice
must send a letter verifying employment before the provisional
license can be issued.
All applicants must take and pass the jurisprudence test and the
sterilization/infection control test with a minimum grade of 80 before receiving the
provisional license. This test is administered online or
can be taken in the Board office Monday-Friday between the hours
of 9:00am and 4:00pm.
It is not necessary to have employment before
taking the written exams.
Any dental hygienist who has failed any portion of the CITA exam
is not eligible for a provisional license. By the same
token, if a provisional license holder fails any portion of the
CITA exam, their provisional license immediately becomes null and
void.
In
addition, the Board reserves the right to further test any
applicant who
applies for a provisional license in order to be assured of his or
her clinical
proficiency.
Application for Dental & Provisional
Licensure
• Applications may be downloaded from this site using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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• Applications by mail may also be requested by
Email: info@ncdentalboard.org
Pick up at Executive Office: 507
Airport Blvd., Suite 105
• Morrisville, NC 27560
Office: 919-678-8223 or Fax: (919) 678-8472
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Hygiene Licensure by Credentials Application NOW