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Dental Health Care: Licensing, Registration, and Renewal

The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department has implemented an online licensing system for all Dental Health Care occupations. This investment will simplify the licensing process, making it easier for applicants and licensees to apply for and renew licenses in New Mexico.

Applications for initial licensure must be submitted through an online portal.


Click here to apply.

Application attachments required for online application:

Dentist
Sedation Affidavit

Dental Hygienist
Affidavit of Local Anesthesia Under General Supervision
Dental Hygienists Collaborative Practice – Clinical Protocol
Dental Hygienists Collaborative Practice – Consulting Dentist Agreement
Dental Hygienists Collaborative Practice – DH Consent Form

Dental Assistant
Clinical Practice Coronal Polishing
Clinical Practice Pit & Fissure Sealants
Clinical Practice Topical Fluoride

Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
 Apprenticeship for Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Certification

Dental Therapist
Dental Therapy Management Agreement

 

Reports Required for Licensure

B&B Reporting

National Practioner Data Bank

Dental Health Care Exam and Education Schedule

Pursuant to 16.5.1.15: A licensee or certificate holder may take the board’s open book jurisprudence examination, once a year, and be granted three (3) hours of continuing education credit for successfully passing the exam with the score of 75% or above. There will be a $25.00 fee for the exam to cover the cost of handling.

Links

Academic Detailing for Opioid Prescribing
American Dental Association
American Dental Hygienists Association
Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation
Dental Assisting National Board
Loan Repayment Program
X-waiver For Buprenorphine
National Practitioners Data Bank link

Notices and important Information

Board-Approved Regional Exams for Dental Hygienists
Board Newsletter 2015
Board Opinion on the Use of Botulinum Toxin by Dentists
Board Letter Specialists (New)
Coronal Polishing Prohylaxis
Dentist Prescription Authority Memo
Guideline on Protective Stabilization for Pediatric Dental Patients
Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures 
Office Evaluator Scope of Work
RDH Board Newsletter 2015
Revised 6.21.17 DH Committee Newsletter
Sedation Educational Programs
Sleep-Related Consideration for Board Opinion
Vaccination Letter
2020–2022 Interim Rules for Clinical Dental Licensure Examinations 

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