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Kansas Dental Hygiene — License Examination Requirements

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This page provides licensing requirements, not a question bank. Review the applicable pathway and official sources below.

Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements

Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.

Extended Care Permit I

Permit issued to a licensed Kansas dental hygienist under K.S.A. 65-1456 authorizing extended care permit I practice in the settings and scope that section defines.

Licensing authority: Kansas Dental Board · Application information

Permit issuance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed application on the Board's form (K.A.R. 71-3-9(b)).
Qualifications
Licensed Kansas dental hygienist who has performed 1,200 hours of dental hygiene care within the past three years or taught two academic years at an accredited dental hygiene program within the past three years; shows proof of professional liability insurance; sponsored by a Kansas-licensed dentist under a signed monitoring agreement (K.S.A. 65-1456(f)).
Returning Hygienist
A hygienist who met the hour requirement before a period of retirement, disability or non-practice of three or more years may qualify for an extended care permit by completing a Board-approved refresher course or 200 supervised hours within the last 12 months with a dentist's letter of endorsement (K.S.A. 65-1456a).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2014-07-01.

Extended Care Permit II

Permit issued to a licensed Kansas dental hygienist under K.S.A. 65-1456 authorizing extended care permit II practice in the settings and scope that section defines.

Licensing authority: Kansas Dental Board · Application information

Permit issuance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed application on the Board's form (K.A.R. 71-3-9(b)).
Qualifications
Licensed Kansas dental hygienist who has performed 1,600 hours of dental hygiene care or taught two academic years within the past three years and completed six hours of training on the care of special needs patients; professional liability insurance; sponsoring Kansas dentist agreement; three hours of special needs continuing education per renewal (K.S.A. 65-1456(g)).
Returning Hygienist
A hygienist who met the hour requirement before a period of retirement, disability or non-practice of three or more years may qualify for an extended care permit by completing a Board-approved refresher course or 200 supervised hours within the last 12 months with a dentist's letter of endorsement (K.S.A. 65-1456a).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2014-07-01.

Extended Care Permit III

Permit issued to a licensed Kansas dental hygienist under K.S.A. 65-1456 authorizing extended care permit III practice in the settings and scope that section defines.

Licensing authority: Kansas Dental Board · Application information

Permit issuance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed application on the Board's form (K.A.R. 71-3-9(b)).
Qualifications
Licensed Kansas dental hygienist who has performed 2,000 hours of dental hygiene care or taught three academic years within the past four years and completed a Board-approved 18-seat-hour course; professional liability insurance; sponsoring Kansas dentist agreement; three hours of expanded-scope continuing education per renewal (K.S.A. 65-1456(h)).
Returning Hygienist
Not applicable (K.S.A. 65-1456a addresses the subsection (f)(1) and (g)(1)(A) requirements only).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2014-07-01.