§448-10 Examination; time. The board shall require all applicants to take the state written and practical examination on dentistry. In administering the examination the State shall consider current trends in dental education. The requirements for the examination in operative and laboratory dentistry shall be decided by the board and mailed to each applicant. All instruments, materials, and patients shall be supplied by the applicant. Two examinations shall be held each year.
If the board is unable to administer an examination, a qualified applicant for the canceled board examination shall meet the board's examination requirement if the applicant:
(1) Within one year prior to the canceled board examination passed a regional or state examination satisfactory to the board; or
(2) Prior to the board's next administered examination takes and passes a regional or state examination satisfactory to the board. [L 1949, c 177, pt of §3; am L 1955, c 170, §3(c); RL 1955, §61-10; HRS §448-10; am L 1980, c 251, §4; am L 1982, c 64, §2; am L 1983, c 220, §6; am L 1984, c 7, §28; am L 1985, c 9, §1; am L 1992, c 202, §76; am L 2004, c 69, §3]