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Dental Hygienist Volunteer

Volunteer license to practice dental hygiene without remuneration for indigent or uninsured patients in underserved or critical need areas under 37-4-340, MCA, and ARM 24.138.530.

Licensing authority: Montana Board of Dentistry · Application information

Volunteer license for a retired or nonpracticing dental hygienist serving indigent or uninsured patients (37 4 340, MCA; ARM 24.138.530(1))
Jurisprudence Exam
Competency
Verification of current licensure in Montana or another jurisdiction, or verification of active licensure within the previous five years, or proof of completion of a board-approved clinical competency course or skills assessment analysis, or of a board-approved regional or state examination, within the last five years (ARM 24.138.530(1)); no official source identifies which examinations the board approves for this route, and the board may require the applicant to establish competence (37-4-340(1), MCA).
Eligibility
A retired or nonpracticing dental hygienist providing services to indigent or uninsured patients in underserved or critical need areas; services under the license may not be provided for remuneration (37-4-340(1)-(2), MCA).
Fees
Application fee $5.00; renewal and late fees may be waived in whole or in part (ARM 24.138.530(4)).
Jurisprudence
ARM 24.138.550(1)(e) requires successful completion of the jurisprudence exam with a score of at least 75 percent in each application for licensure from the board; the Board's page lists only a $5.00 volunteer application fee.
Locations
The name and address of each location where the applicant intends to provide services (ARM 24.138.530(1)).

Jurisprudence Exam

Provider
Montana Board of Dentistry
Format
Open-book, untimed true/false examination completed online after the license application is submitted
Exam questions
50 true/false items on the 1/2022 form
Time limit
Untimed
Passing score
75%
Exam fee
$85
Examination outline
  • Montana Code Annotated Title 37, Chapter 1 — General Provisions for Professions and Occupations
  • Montana Code Annotated Title 37, Chapter 2 — General Provisions Relating to Health Care Practitioners
  • Montana Code Annotated Title 37, Chapter 4 — Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
  • Montana Code Annotated Title 50, Chapter 16 — Health Care Information
  • Administrative Rules of Montana Chapter 24.138 — Board of Dentistry
  • Administrative Rules of Montana Chapter 24.101 — Business Standards Division
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