                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSES TO TEACH DENTISTRY; RENEWALS (§ 54.1-2713)

A. Upon payment of the prescribed fee and provided that no grounds exist to deny
licensure pursuant to § 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. 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;

   2. 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

   3. 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.

B. 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&#8217;s clinical competency and
clinical experience that qualifies the applicant for a faculty license.

C. 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.

D. 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&#8217;s
continuing employment.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 479, § 54-175.1; 1976, c. 327; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 505,
587; 2012, cc. 20, 116; 2022, c. 145; 2025, cc. 47, 70.