{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6609","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6609","heading":"Requirements for a license as a dental hygienist","body":"§ 6609. Requirements for a license as a dental hygienist. To qualify\nfor a license as a dental hygienist, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Education: have received an education, including high school\ngraduation and completion of a program in dental hygiene, in accordance\nwith the commissioner's regulations;\n  (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (5) Age: be at least seventeen years of age;\n  (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three\nyear waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been\ndesignated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except\nthat the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to\nexceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure\ncitizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being\nactively pursued;\n  (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n  (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of fifty dollars for each reexamination, a fee of seventy\ndollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a\ndepartment conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for each\ntriennial registration period.","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/6609","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"9c4ce864bae484dfd11c5587f9695d1d84c24bc4501f206006296380d76589ff","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6608-d","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6609-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}