OCCUPATIONS CODE
CHAPTER 267. LICENSING OF FACULTY MEMBERS OF DENTAL OR DENTAL
HYGIENE SCHOOLS
§ 267.001. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Text of section effective March 1, 2004
(a) A person may not serve as a faculty member of a dental
school unless the person holds a dental school faculty member
license issued under this chapter.
(b) A person may not serve as a faculty member of a dental
hygiene school unless the person holds a dental school faculty
member license or dental hygiene school faculty member license
issued under this chapter.
(c) This section does not apply to a person who does not have
direct patient contact.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. March 1, 2004.
§ 267.002. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A person is exempt from the
requirements of Section 267.001(a) if the person is licensed to
practice dentistry in this state.
(b) A person is exempt from the requirements of Section
267.001(b) if the person is licensed to practice dentistry or
dental hygiene in this state.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 267.003. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) To qualify
for a dental school faculty member license, a person must:
(1) file an application with the board that presents
proof that the applicant holds:
(A) a degree from a dental school; and
(B) a full-time or part-time salaried faculty
position at a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(2) submit an endorsement of the application from the
dean, department chair, or program director of the school described
by Subdivision (1)(B);
(3) pay the application fee set by the board; and
(4) pass an examination covering jurisprudence
administered by the board or by a testing service under an agreement
with the board.
(b) To qualify for a dental hygiene school faculty member
license, a person must:
(1) file an application with the board that presents
proof that the applicant holds:
(A) a degree from a dental hygiene school; and
(B) a full-time or part-time salaried faculty
position at a dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(2) submit an endorsement of the application from the
dean, department chair, or program director of the school described
by Subdivision (1)(B);
(3) pay the application fee set by the board; and
(4) pass an examination covering jurisprudence
administered by the board.
(c) An applicant for a license under this chapter must:
(1) file an application for the license not later than
the 30th day after the date the person begins employment with the
dental or dental hygiene school; and
(2) pass the examination not later than the sixth
month after the date the person begins employment with the school.
(d) The board shall set the application fee in an amount
sufficient to cover the cost of administering this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 267.001, an applicant may have
direct patient contact before the applicant passes the examination.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 267.004. LICENSE RENEWAL. A license issued under this
chapter must be renewed annually.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 267.005. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) A license issued
under this chapter expires on the termination of the license
holder's employment with the dental or dental hygiene school.
(b) A license holder whose employment with a dental or
dental hygiene school terminates and who is subsequently employed
by the same or a different dental or dental hygiene school must
comply with the requirements for obtaining an original license,
except that the person is not required to retake the examination.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 267.006. PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY OR DENTAL HYGIENE
PROHIBITED. A license issued under this chapter does not authorize
the license holder to engage in the practice of dentistry or dental
hygiene.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
