Hygienist Information & Application

**Please note that once your application is received by the Board office,
the process takes at least 90 days.**

North Carolina does not have reciprocity with any other state. The Board has developed temporary rules for Licensure by Credentials which went into effect January 1, 2003. To view the rules click here!! To view the rules, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from this site. Here's How to do this!

• A credential application may be downloaded from this site using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from this site. Here's How to do this!


Download Dental Hygiene Licensure by Credentials Application NOW

General Requirements

All candidates for licensure in this state who do NOT qualify for Licensure by Credentials are required to participate in written and clinical examinations.
Written examinations are offered on-line in two subject areas: infection control/sterilization and North Carolina jurisprudence.  Acceptable clinical exams are the "traditional" North Carolina exam offered by the Board or the CITA Dental Hygiene exam.  Both written and clinical exams must be passed before a license will be issued.  Passing either the written or clinical exam alone does not fulfill requirements for licensure.  No candidate may engage in the practice of dental hygiene until the license is issued and properly displayed as required by 21 NCAC 16I .0109.


Exam Dates and Location:

FAQs about the CITA Hygiene Exam
(this document contains answers to questions you may have concerning the CITA hygiene exam)
Scheduling and information may be found on CITA's website at
www.citaexam.com.

NC DENTAL HYGIENE SCHOOLS

Scroll to bottom of page to download  an Examination/Provisional application, Licensure/Provisional application.
 

Provisional Licensure

• Candidates may be eligible for provisional licensure if they have been licensed for at least two years immediately preceding the date of the application.
   

• A provisional license enables a dentist to practice dentistry in this State under the direction of a dentist licensed in North Carolina.
   

• A provisional license is valid from one State Board exam to the next.
   

• Verification of  licensure from any and all states in which the candidate is licensed is required. All verifications of licensure must include the signature of the Board’s secretary and the Board’s seal. An original license or copy of the license is not acceptable.
   

• The application fee for a provisional license is $60.00 (non-refundable).
   

• The dentist with whom the candidate intends to practice must send a letter verifying employment before the provisional license can be issued.
   

• All applicants must take and pass the jurisprudence test and the sterilization/infection control test with a minimum grade of 80 before receiving the provisional license.  This test is administered online or can be taken in the Board office Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm.

     •  It is not necessary to have employment before taking the written exams. 

       In addition, the Board reserves the right to further test any applicant who
applies for a provisional license in order to be assured of his or her clinical
proficiency.


Application for Dental & Provisional Licensure

• Applications may be downloaded from this site using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from this site. Here's How to do this!




Download the Hygiene/Provisional Licensure Application  NOW
(This application is for those individuals who took or will take the CITA exam)


• Applications by mail may also be requested by
Email:  info@ncdentalboard.org  or by Electronic Forms
Pick up at Executive Office: 507 Airport Blvd., Suite 105 • Morrisville, NC 27560
Office: 919-678-8223 or Fax: (919) 678-8472