The fees authorized by the Tennessee Dental Practice Act (T.C.A. §§ 63-5-101, et seq.) and other applicable statutes are established and assessed by the Board as non-refundable fees, as follows:

1. (1) Dentists

   1. (a) Licensure Application Fee - Payable each time an $300.00 application for licensure is filed. This fee also applies to dual degree and criteria (reciprocity) licensure applicants.
   2. (b) Limited and Educational Limited Licensure Fee - Payable $112.50 each time an application for a limited or an educational limited license is filed.
   3. (c) Criteria (Reciprocity) Licensure Fee - Payable each time $112.50 an application for a criteria (reciprocity) license is filed. This fee is to be paid in addition to the licensure application fee.
   4. (d) Specialty Certification Application Fee - Payable each time $112.50 an application for a specialty certification is filed.
   5. (e) Student Clinical Instructors Exemption Fee - Payable each $7.50 time and for each individual named in the Application for Exemption submitted pursuant to Rule 0460-02-.04(5).

   6. (f) Permit Fees - (limited conscious sedation, comprehensive conscious sedation, deep sedation/general anesthesia) Payable each time an application for a new permit or a biennial renewal of a permit is filed.

      1. 1. Initial Permit Fee $225.00
      2. 2. Biennial Permit Renewal Fee $75.00
   7. (g) Licensure Renewal Fee - Payable biennially by all $187.50 licensees excluding Limited, Educational Limited and Inactive Pro Bono licenses.
   8. (h) Limited and Educational Limited Licensure Renewal Fee - $37.50 Payable biennially.
   9. (i) State Regulatory Fee - Payable upon application for $10.00 licensure and biennially thereafter by all licensees.
   10. (j) Reinstatement Fee - Payable when a licensee fails to $562.50 renew licensure timely and which is paid in addition to all current and past due licensure renewal fees.
   11. (k) Duplicate License Fee - Payable when a licensee requests $22.50 a replacement for a lost or destroyed “artistically designed” wall license or renewal certificate.
   12. (l) Inactive Pro Bono Renewal Fee $0.00

2. (2) Dental Hygienist

   1. (a) Licensure Application Fee - Payable each time an $86.25 application for licensure is filed. This fee also applies to criteria approval and educational licensure applications.
   2. (b) Criteria Licensure Fee - Payable each time an application $37.50 for criteria approval licensure (reciprocity) is filed. This fee is to be paid in addition to the licensure application fee.
   3. (c) Educational Licensure Fee - Payable each time an $37.50 application for an educational license is filed. This fee is to be paid in addition to the licensure application fee.
   4. (d) Student Clinical Instructor Exemption Fee - Payable each $7.50 time and for each individual named in the Application for Exemption submitted pursuant to Rule 0460-03-.04(5).
   5. (e) Licensure Renewal Fee - Payable biennially by all $75.00 licensees, including criteria approved and educational licensees.
   6. (f) State Regulatory Fee - Payable upon application for $10.00 licensure and biennially thereafter by all licensees.
   7. (g) Reinstatement Fee - Payable when a licensee fails to $150.00 renew licensure timely and which is paid in addition to all current and past due licensure renewal fees.
   8. (h) Duplicate License Fee - Payable when a licensee requests $15.00 a replacement for a lost or destroyed “artistically designed” wall license or renewal certificate.
   9. (i) Examination Fee - Payable each time an application is $656.25 filed to take a Board-approved examination as provided in Rule 0460-03-.05(1)(a) or the National Boards’ examination, and when the applicant has been instructed to submit this fee directly to the Board.

3. (3) Dental Assistants

   1. (a) Registration Application Fee - Payable each time an $22.50 application for a registration to practice as a dental assistant is filed.
   2. (b) Registration Renewal Fee - Payable biennially by all $37.50 registrants.
   3. (c) State Regulatory Fee - Payable upon application for $10.00 registration and biennially thereafter by all registrants.
   4. (d) Reinstatement Fee - Payable when a registration is not $75.00 timely renewed and which is paid in addition to all current and past due registration renewal fees.
   5. (e) Duplicate Registration Fee - Payable when a registrant $15.00 requests a replacement for a lost or destroyed “artistically designed” wall registration or renewal certificate.
   6. (f) Certification fees. $0.00

4. (4) Fees may be paid in the following manner:

   1. (a) All fees paid by money order, certified, personal, or corporate check must be submitted to the Board’s Administrative Office and made payable to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry.
   2. (b) Fees may be paid by Division-approved credit cards or other Division-approved electronic methods.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-1-103, 63-1-106, 63-1-107, 63-5-105, 63-5-105(7), 63-5-107, 63-5-108, 63-5- 110, 63-5-111, 63-5-114, 63-5-117, and 63-5-118. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed August 26, 1980; effective December 1, 1980. Amendment filed October 13, 1983; effective November 14, 1983. Amendment filed September 24, 1987; effective November 8, 1987. Amendment filed June 8, 1989; effective July 23, 1989. Amendment filed November 30, 1989; effective January 14, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed December 11, 1991; effective January 25, 1992. Amendment filed December 5, 1994; effective February 18, 1995. Amendment filed March 20, 1996; effective June 3, 1996. Amendment filed September 26, 1996; effective December 10, 1996. Amendment filed February 9, 2000; effective April 24, 2000. Repeal and new rule filed April 10, 2002; effective June 24, 2002. Amendment filed August 21, 2002; effective November 4, 2002. Amendment filed March 17, 2003; effective July 29, 2003. Amendment filed June 13, 2003; effective August 27, 2003. Amendment filed August 18, 2003; effective November 1, 2003. Amendment filed September 17, 2003; effective December 1, 2003. Amendment filed October 20, 2003; effective January 3, 2004. Amendment filed June 18, 2004; effective September 1, 2004. Amendment filed December 28, 2004; effective March 13, 2005. Amendment filed December 16, 2005; effective March 1, 2006. Amendments filed October 12, 2007; effective December 26, 2007. Amendment filed December 20, 2011; effective March 19, 2012. Amendments filed April 17, 2013; effective July 16, 2013. Amendments filed January 26, 2023; effective April 26, 2023.