{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-4-10","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-4-10","heading":"License to practice dental hygiene.","body":"(a) The board shall issue a dental hygienist license to an applicant who meets the following requirements:\n(1) Is at least 18 years of age;\n(2) Does not have any criminal convictions which would bar the applicant’s licensure pursuant to §30-1-24 of this code;\n(3) Is a graduate with a degree in dental hygiene from an approved dental hygiene program of a college, school, or dental department of a university;\n(4) Has passed a national board examination as given by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and passed a board-approved examination designed to determine the applicant’s level of clinical skills;\n(5) Has not been found guilty of cheating, deception, or fraud in the examination or any part of the application;\n(6) Has paid the application fee specified by rule;\n(7) Is not an alcohol or drug abuser, as those terms are defined in §27-1A-11 of this code: Provided, That an applicant in an active recovery process, which may, in the discretion of the board, be evidenced by participation in a 12-step program or other similar group or process, may be considered; and\n(8) Meets the other requirements specified by rule.\n(b) A dental hygienist license issued by the board and in good standing on the effective date of the amendments to this section shall for all purposes be considered a dental hygienist license issued under this section: Provided, That a person holding a dental hygienist license shall renew the license.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 4. WEST VIRGINIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-4-10/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:08Z","sha256":"46c4054a56981aa8968f17b6e39e31bc72ec52e43fadf7fc73033491e06f0cfd","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-4-9","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-4-10a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}