9005.1 A Level II or Level III dental assistant shall be eligible to place or expose dental x-ray film if he or she has:

(a) Successfully passed the Dental Assistant National Board's (DANB) Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) examination or Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) examination; or

(b) Successfully completed a Board-approved dental radiology training program consisting of at least twenty-four (24) hours of coursework in radiology, radiation safety, biology, and physics, and has successfully passed the examination(s) required for successful completion of the program.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 852, 5853 (July 15, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 2401 (March 1, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10055 (July 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 7742 (August 6, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002153 (March 1, 2024).