{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6608-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6608-b","heading":"Requirements for certification as a registered dental assistant","body":"§ 6608-b. Requirements for certification as a registered dental\nassistant. To qualify for certification as a registered dental\nassistant, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n  (3) Fees: pay a fee of forty-five dollars to the department for\ninitial certification and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial\nregistration period;\n  (4) Education and experience: (A) have received a high school diploma,\nor its equivalent, and (B) have successfully completed, in accordance\nwith the commissioner's regulations, (i) an approved one-year course of\nstudy in dental assisting in a degree-granting institution or a board of\ncooperative educational services program which includes at least two\nhundred hours of clinical experience, or an equivalent approved course\nof study in dental assisting in a non-degree granting institution which\nshall not be a professional association or professional organization or\n(ii) an alternate course of study in dental assisting acceptable to the\ndepartment which shall be provided by a degree-granting institution or a\nboard of cooperative educational services program which includes at\nleast one thousand hours of relevant work experience;\n  (5) Examination: pass an examination in dental assisting given by an\norganization which administers such examinations and which is acceptable\nto the department; and\n  (6) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 133. Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental Assisting"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/6608-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"1158444a1ce33602bd00834592b6b8c3a4d06b665505a0c219af1df118c715bd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6608-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6608-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}