1. (1) Denturist license applicants must have:

   1. (a) passed:

      1. (i) a board-approved written denturist examination; and
      2. (ii) a board-approved clinical/practical denturist examination;
   2. (b) completed formal training of not less than two years at an educational institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the Montana state Board of Regents; and
   3. (c) completed a clinical internship of at least one year, but no more than two years, under the direct supervision of a licensed denturist.

2. (2) The clinical internship must consist of 2000 clock hours of training and performance as follows:

   1. (a) 36 hours minimum in:

      1. (i) patient charting;
      2. (ii) operatory sanitation;
      3. (iii) oral examination;
      4. (iv) impressions, preliminary and final (pour models, custom trays);
      5. (v) processing (wax up, flask boil out, packing, grind-polish); and
      6. (vi) delivery-post adjustment;

   2. (b) 12 hours minimum in:

      1. (i) bite registrations;
      2. (ii) articulations;
      3. (iii) set ups; and
      4. (iv) try ins.

   3. (c) 48 hours minimum in:

      1. (i) tooth repairs; and
      2. (ii) broken or fractured plates or partials; and
   4. (d) 24 units of processed relines (one plate - one unit).

Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-29-201, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-29-201, 37-29-302, 37-29-303, 37-29-306, MCA

History: NEW, 1986 MAR p. 1498, Eff. 9/12/86; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 2424, Eff. 12/13/91; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3118, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 209, Eff. 1/29/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1312, Eff. 5/26/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2003 MAR p. 2435; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1396, Eff. 7/29/05; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 43, Eff. 1/12/07; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1812, Eff. 11/9/07; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1483, Eff. 7/18/08; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2366, Eff. 12/28/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 473, Eff. 5/1/21; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2205, Eff. 9/21/24.