Dental Hygiene License by Examination
North CarolinaActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Required
Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Background check required
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Board
- NC Board of Dental Examiners
- Address
- 2000 Perimeter Park Drive Suite 160 Morrisville, NC 27560
- Phone
- (919) 678-8223
- Agency website
- http://ncdentalboard.org/#
- Licence page
- http://www.ncdentalboard.org/license.htm
- Last updated
- March 7, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Dental Hygienist 29-1292.00
- Dental Hygienist 31-9091.00
Source and verification
This record is North Carolina'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 NC Board of Dental Examiners — see the issuing body section above.
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