{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-13-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-13-1-6","heading":"Qualifications of applicant","body":"Sec. 6. An applicant:\n(1) must not have been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;\n(2) must be a graduate of a:\n(A) school for dental hygienists that:\n(i) is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;\n(ii) is recognized by the board; and\n(iii) requires a formal course of training of not less than two (2) years of eight (8) months each; or\n(B) dental college or university in a foreign country with a degree that is equal to at least a doctorate in Indiana of:\n(i) dental surgery; or\n(ii) dental medicine;\ndetermined and approved by the board;\n(3) must pass an examination administered by an entity approved by the board;\n(4) may not take the examination described in subdivision (3) more than three (3) times; and\n(5) if the applicant is a graduate of a dental college or university described in subdivision (2), must submit the following to the board:\n(A) The applicant's academic transcripts for review by the board, including an English translation of the transcript if the transcript is not in English.\n(B) A satisfactory credential verification assessment by:\n(i) the board;\n(ii) an organization that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services; or\n(iii) any other organization approved by the board.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 13. DENTAL HYGIENISTS","Chapter 1. Regulation of Dental Hygienists by State Board of Dentistry"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-13-1-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"19d9ceff0dc0242cf9d0a0db5e28330e8a5812c04d9f39798d8ffb5c8ddb0a97","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-13-1-5","next":"us-in/ic-25-13-1-6.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}