Dental Hygienist
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
A dental hygienist is an individual who practices dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is the performance of educational, preventive or therapeutic dental services. See s. 447.01(3), Wis. Stats., for a more comprehensive definition. Unless a person is licensed to practice dental hygiene under Chapter 447, Wis. Stats., he or she may not: practice or offer to practice dental hygiene; represent himself or herself to the public as a dental hygienist; or use in connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the impression that he or she is a dental hygienist. See s. 447.03(3), Wis. Stats. for exceptions. reviewed 4/13
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party 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
- Fees are reduced for military and spouses
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Division
- Division of Professional Credential Processing
- Address
- 1400 E. Washington Ave. P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708
- Phone
- (608) 266-2112
- Agency website
- https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Default.aspx
- Last updated
- December 1, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Dental Hygienist 29-1292.00
- Dental Hygienist 31-9091.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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