Dental Assistant, Registered (R.D.A.)
MichiganActive
This record was last updated on February 25, 2020, before 2022. It may be out of date — confirm with the board.
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
To receive a Registered Dental Assistant License, an applicant must graduate from a CODA/ADA-accredited dental assisting program, have competency in applying and removing a dental dam, and pass the Michigan Clinical and Written RDA Examination. After meeting these requirements, the applicant must submit a Registered Dental Assistant Application along with the appropriate fee ($106.05).
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
- Division
- Bureau of Professional Licensing
- Address
- P.O. Box 30670 Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone
- (517) 241-0199
- Last updated
- February 25, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Dental Hygienist 29-1292.00
- Dental Hygienist 31-9091.00
Source and verification
This record is Michigan's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Bureau of Professional Licensing — see the issuing body section above.
How we process this data. Not legal advice.