{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/54.1-2713.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/54.1-2713.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/54.1-2713.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/54.1-2713.html"}],"law_id":67803,"edition_id":1,"section_id":67803,"structure_id":13008,"section_number":"54.1-2713","catch_line":"Licenses to teach dentistry; renewals","history":"1975, c. 479, \u00a7 54-175.1; 1976, c. 327; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 505, 587; 2012, cc. 20, 116; 2022, c. 145; 2025, cc. 47, 70.","full_text":"A\n\nUpon payment of the prescribed fee and provided that no grounds exist to deny licensure pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2706, the Board may grant, without examination, a faculty license to teach dentistry in a dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to any applicant who meets one of the following qualifications:1\n\nIs a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has a current unrestricted license to practice dentistry in at least one other United States jurisdiction, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth;2\n\nIs a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has completed an advanced dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth; or3\n\nIs a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education in a foreign country and has been granted a certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with which the applicant is to be affiliated.B\n\nThe dean or program director of the accredited dental program shall provide to the Board verification that the applicant is being hired by the program and shall include an assessment of the applicant’s clinical competency and clinical experience that qualifies the applicant for a faculty license.C\n\nThe holder of a license issued pursuant to this section shall be entitled to perform all activities that a person licensed to practice dentistry would be entitled to perform and that are part of his faculty duties, including all patient care activities associated with teaching, research, and the delivery of patient care, which take place only within educational facilities owned or operated by or affiliated with the dental school or program. A licensee who is qualified based on educational requirements for a specialty board certification shall only practice in the specialty for which he is qualified. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not authorize the holder to practice dentistry in nonaffiliated clinics or in private practice settings.D\n\nAny license issued under this section shall expire on June 30 of the second year after its issuance or shall terminate when the licensee leaves employment at the accredited dental program. Such license may be renewed annually thereafter as long as the accredited program certifies to the licensee’s continuing employment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245597,"text":"Upon payment of the prescribed fee and provided that no grounds exist to deny licensure pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2706, the Board may grant, without examination, a faculty license to teach dentistry in a dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to any applicant who meets one of the following qualifications:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":245598,"text":"Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has a current unrestricted license to practice dentistry in at least one other United States jurisdiction, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":245599,"text":"Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has completed an advanced dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":245600,"text":"Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education in a foreign country and has been granted a certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with which the applicant is to be affiliated.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":245601,"text":"The dean or program director of the accredited dental program shall provide to the Board verification that the applicant is being hired by the program and shall include an assessment of the applicant’s clinical competency and clinical experience that qualifies the applicant for a faculty license.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":245602,"text":"The holder of a license issued pursuant to this section shall be entitled to perform all activities that a person licensed to practice dentistry would be entitled to perform and that are part of his faculty duties, including all patient care activities associated with teaching, research, and the delivery of patient care, which take place only within educational facilities owned or operated by or affiliated with the dental school or program. A licensee who is qualified based on educational requirements for a specialty board certification shall only practice in the specialty for which he is qualified. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not authorize the holder to practice dentistry in nonaffiliated clinics or in private practice settings.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":245603,"text":"Any license issued under this section shall expire on June 30 of the second year after its issuance or shall terminate when the licensee leaves employment at the accredited dental program. 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 479 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 327; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapters 505<\/a> and 587<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 20<\/a> and 116<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 145<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 47<\/a> and 70<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57563,"section_number":"54.1-2706","catch_line":"Revocation or suspension; other sanctions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2706\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241639,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67803,"identifier":"54.1-2713","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2713","url":"\/54.1-2713\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2713\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/2\/54.1-2713","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses to teach dentistry; renewals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2713","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon payment of the prescribed fee and provided that no grounds exist to deny licensure pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2706<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may grant, without examination, a faculty license<\/span> to teach dentistry<\/span> in a dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to any applicant who meets one of the following qualifications: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has a current unrestricted license to practice dentistry<\/span> in at least one other United States jurisdiction<\/span>, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, has completed an advanced dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education in a foreign country and has been granted a certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with which the applicant is to be affiliated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The dean or program director of the accredited dental program shall provide to the Board<\/span> verification that the applicant is being hired by the program and shall include an assessment of the applicant’s clinical competency and clinical experience that qualifies the applicant for a faculty license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The holder of a license issued pursuant to this section shall be entitled to perform all activities that a person licensed to practice dentistry would be entitled to perform and that are part of his faculty duties, including all patient care activities associated with teaching, research, and the delivery of patient care, which take place only within educational facilities owned or operated by or affiliated with the dental school or program. A licensee who is qualified based on educational requirements for a specialty board<\/span> certification shall only practice in the specialty for which he is qualified. A license issued pursuant to this section shall not authorize the holder to practice dentistry in nonaffiliated clinics or in private practice settings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any license issued under this section shall expire on June 30 of the second year after its issuance or shall terminate when the licensee leaves employment at the accredited dental program. Such license may be renewed annually thereafter as long as the accredited program certifies to the licensee’s continuing employment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES TO TEACH DENTISTRY; RENEWALS (\u00a7 54.1-2713)\n\nA. Upon payment of the prescribed fee and provided that no grounds exist to deny\nlicensure pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2706, the Board may grant, without examination, a\nfaculty license to teach dentistry in a dental program accredited by the\nCommission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to any\napplicant who meets one of the following qualifications:\n\n 1. Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an\n institution of higher education, has a current unrestricted license to\n practice dentistry in at least one other United States jurisdiction, and has\n never been licensed to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth;\n\n 2. Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an\n institution of higher education, has completed an advanced dental education\n program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American\n Dental Association, and has never been licensed to practice dentistry in the\n Commonwealth; or\n\n 3. Is a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an\n institution of higher education in a foreign country and has been granted a\n certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental\n program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical\n experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with\n which the applicant is to be affiliated.\n\nB. The dean or program director of the accredited dental program shall provide\nto the Board verification that the applicant is being hired by the program and\nshall include an assessment of the applicant’s clinical competency and\nclinical experience that qualifies the applicant for a faculty license.\n\nC. The holder of a license issued pursuant to this section shall be entitled to\nperform all activities that a person licensed to practice dentistry would be\nentitled to perform and that are part of his faculty duties, including all\npatient care activities associated with teaching, research, and the delivery of\npatient care, which take place only within educational facilities owned or\noperated by or affiliated with the dental school or program. A licensee who is\nqualified based on educational requirements for a specialty board certification\nshall only practice in the specialty for which he is qualified. A license issued\npursuant to this section shall not authorize the holder to practice dentistry in\nnonaffiliated clinics or in private practice settings.\n\nD. Any license issued under this section shall expire on June 30 of the second\nyear after its issuance or shall terminate when the licensee leaves employment\nat the accredited dental program. Such license may be renewed annually\nthereafter as long as the accredited program certifies to the licensee’s\ncontinuing employment.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 479, \u00a7 54-175.1; 1976, c. 327; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 505,\n587; 2012, cc. 20, 116; 2022, c. 145; 2025, cc. 47, 70.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}