ARSD 20:43:03:09. Application for license to practice as a dental hygienist -- Clinical competency examination

The State Board of Dentistry may approve a patient-based, simulation-based, or manikin-based dental hygiene clinical competency psychomotor examination for purposes of subdivision 20:43:03:08(4) that demonstrates evidence of psychometric soundness with documented validity, reliability, fidelity, and fairness; allows direct observation by a board designee; and includes: (1) Pocket depth detection; (2) Calculus detection and removal; (3) An intra oral and extra oral assessment; and (4) A remediation policy to address candidate deficiencies.