S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3244--C
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, ANGELINO, MAGNARELLI, DeSTEFANO, LUPAR-
DO, SIMON, PAULIN, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT, GLICK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
RAGA, ROMERO, STECK, BAILEY, BUTTENSCHON, McDONALD, MEEKS, GRAY --
read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- commit-
tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
mitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with
amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requirements for
licensure as a dentist
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 6605 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 57 of the laws of 1999, is amended and two new subdi-
visions 2-a and 6 are added to read as follows:
2-A. (A) ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A
LIMITED PERMIT TO A FOREIGN TRAINED DENTIST TO BE EMPLOYED AS A GENERAL
PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEE IN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER OR
LOOK-ALIKE HEALTH CENTER LOCATED IN A RURAL OR PARTIALLY-RURAL DESIG-
NATED FEDERAL DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREA TO PRACTICE
DENTISTRY AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE WHILE UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND
TRAINING OF A LICENSED PRECEPTOR DENTIST, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PRACTICE
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PREMISES OF SUCH FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH
CENTER OR LOOK-ALIKE HEALTH CENTER AND SUCH OTHER PREMISES AS MAY BE
USED BY SUCH CENTERS. NO SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED OR RENEWED UNLESS
SUCH DENTIST HAS A BONA FIDE OFFER OF A POSITION IN A FEDERALLY QUALI-
FIED HEALTH CENTER OR LOOK-ALIKE HEALTH CENTER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(I) "FOREIGN TRAINED DENTIST" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:
(1) HAS GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE, DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE FROM A FOREIGN
DENTAL SCHOOL WHICH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL AUTHORITIES
IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH SCHOOL IS LOCATED AS ACCEPTABLE FOR
ENTRY INTO PRACTICE IN SUCH JURISDICTION AND SUCH SCHOOL IS NOT ACCRED-
ITED BY AN ORGANIZATION ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS A RELIABLE AUTHOR-
ITY, SUCH AS THE COMMISSION ON DENTAL ACCREDITATION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ACCREDITING SUCH PROGRAMS;
(2) IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE
SCHOOL FROM WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL GRADUATED IS LOCATED;
(3) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COMPETENCY
EXAMINATION SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER;
(4) PASSES AN EXAMINATION DEMONSTRATING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY SATISFAC-
TORY TO THE COMMISSIONER; AND
(5) OBTAINS VALIDATION OF THEIR DENTAL DEGREE, DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE
FOR NATIONAL EQUIVALENCY BY A CREDENTIAL EVALUATION SERVICE SATISFACTORY
TO THE COMMISSIONER.
(II) "LICENSED PRECEPTOR DENTIST" SHALL MEAN A DENTIST LICENSED IN
THIS STATE WHO HAS AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL EXPE-
RIENCE. NO LICENSED PRECEPTOR DENTIST SHALL SUPERVISE MORE THAN TWO
GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEES AT ONE TIME.
(III) "LOOK-ALIKE HEALTH CENTER" SHALL MEAN A HEALTH CENTER THAT MEETS
ALL FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER BUT
DOES NOT RECEIVE BASELINE OPERATIONAL FUNDING THROUGH A SECTION 330
GRANT PURSUANT TO SECTION 330 OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT,
42 U.S.C. § 256B.
4. A limited permit under this section shall be valid for one year or
until ten days after notification of denial of an application for
license. A limited permit may be renewed for one year, except if the
applicant is serving in a residency program in a hospital or school of
dentistry in this state OR AS A GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEE IN A
FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER OR LOOK-ALIKE HEALTH CENTER IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION. A limited permit may be
renewed annually for the duration of such residency program OR GENERAL
PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEE PROGRAM. The fee for each limited permit and
for each renewal shall be one hundred five dollars.
6. A FOREIGN TRAINED DENTIST WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES SEVEN YEARS OF
PRACTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR LICENSURE AS A DENTIST IN
THIS STATE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH A DENTIST SHALL BE CRED-
ITED WITH TWO YEARS OF THE SEVEN-YEAR PRACTICE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH FULL
YEAR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN AN APPROVED GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY
PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DENTIST MAY NOT BE CREDITED WITH MORE THAN
FOUR YEARS OF THE SEVEN-YEAR PRACTICE REQUIREMENT BASED UPON SUCCESSFUL-
LY COMPLETING MULTIPLE YEARS IN ANY SUCH RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
§ 2. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 6 of section 6604 of the education law,
subdivision 2 as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, subdivision 3
as amended by chapter 613 of the laws of 2022 and subdivision 6 as
amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as
follows:
(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
in dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, OR HAS
COMPLIED WITH CLAUSES ONE AND TWO OF OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH
(B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTI-
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CLE AS A PRE-CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN A GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL
PRECEPTEE PROGRAM;
(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such expe-
rience shall consist of (I) satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral
general practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one
year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for teach-
ing purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the department,
(II) SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS PRACTICING AS A
GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TWO-A
OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, OR (III) SATISFACTORY
COMPLETION OF AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS PRACTICING AS A FULL-TIME FACULTY
MEMBER WITH A FOCUS IN GENERAL DENTISTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR-B OF THIS ARTICLE, provided, further that any
such residency program, GENERAL PRACTICE DENTAL PRECEPTEE PROGRAM, OR
FACULTY EMPLOYMENT shall include a formal outcome assessment evaluation
of the resident's OR DENTIST'S competence to practice dentistry accepta-
ble to the department;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three
year waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been
designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except
that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to
exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable [him or her] SUCH NONCITIZEN
to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status
is being actively pursued; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE BOARD OF
REGENTS MAY GRANT AN ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR WAIVER, AND AT ITS EXPIRA-
TION, AN EXTENSION FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED SIX ADDITIONAL YEARS, FOR
THE HOLDER OF AN H-1B VISA, AN O-1 VISA, OR AN EQUIVALENT OR SUCCESSOR
VISA THERETO;
§ 3. Section 6604-b of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. THE HOLDER OF A RESTRICTED DENTAL FACULTY LICENSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETES SEVEN YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT AS A FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBER WITH A
FOCUS IN GENERAL DENTISTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE
DEEMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED
FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR LICENSURE AS A
DENTIST IN THIS STATE.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.