1. (a) The course work shall be taken at a dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the Board, and shall be completed within a period of one year from the date of notification of the applicant's third failure.

   1. (1) The course of study must be didactic, laboratory or a combination of the two. Use of patients is optional.
   2. (2) Instruction must be provided by a faculty member of a dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or a comparable organization approved by the Board.
   3. (3) Pre-testing and post-testing must be part of the course of study.

2. (b) When an applicant applies for reexamination, he or she shall furnish evidence of successful completion of the remedial education requirements for reexamination.

   1. (1) Evidence of successful completion must be on the “Certification of Successful Completion of Remedial Education Requirements for Re-Examination Eligibility” (Form Rev. 1), that is hereby incorporated by reference, and submitted prior to the examination.
   2. (2) The form must be signed and sealed by the Dean of the dental school providing the remedial education course.

An applicant, who fails to pass the examination after three attempts shall not be eligible for further re-examination until the applicant has successfully completed the required additional education.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1614, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 1632.5, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Renumbering of former subsection (a) to Section 1036.2 filed 10-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 42).

2. Repealer of former section 1036 and renumbering and amendment of former section 1039 to new section 1036 filed 2-13-98; operative 3-15-98 (Register 98, No. 7).

3. Amendment of section heading and subsection (b)(1) filed 11-5-2014; operative 11-5-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 45).