(a) Upon completion of an application approved by the Board and payment of a fee established by the Division, in accordance with § 1125 of this title, the Board may issue an academic license to an applicant for licensure as a dentist who has fulfilled the following requirements:

(1) Meets the requirements of § 1122(a)(1), (2), and (3) of this title.

(2) Presents proof of current licensure in “good standing” in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States.

(3) The applicant furnishes proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is “Board Certified” or is “Board Eligible” in general dentistry or in a specialty of dentistry.

(4) The applicant furnishes proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has been appointed a full-time director, chairperson or an attending faculty member of a hospital based dental, oral and maxillofacial surgery or other dental specialty residency program of a hospital system that is based in Delaware and that is accredited, is establishing or has received Initial Accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (CODA) for the purposes of teaching.

(b) The academic license shall entitle the applicant to practice dentistry or oral and maxillofacial surgery only in the institution designated on the license and on bona fide patients in an academic setting for teaching purposes.

(c) The applicant for this academic license shall comply with the provisions of § 1122(a)(1)-(3), (c)(1)-(7) and (d) of this title.

(d) The holder of an academic license shall be bound by all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

(e) The academic license shall be renewed biennially.

(f) If the applicant was in the process of acquiring a “Board Certification” or “Board Eligible” when the academic license was granted, the applicant must obtain full “Board Certification” in general dentistry or in a specialty of dentistry within 5 years. If this “Board Certification” is not obtained then the Board shall not approve renewal of this academic license.

(g) If the applicant is an appointee to a hospital-based dental or specialty residency program undergoing initial CODA accreditation, the program must complete full accreditation within 2 years. If the program does not have CODA accreditation after 2 years, the Board may approve an extension of the academic license after review of program status.

(h) Any individual who received an academic license under this section prior to these changes may retain an academic license as long as the license remains in good standing and is renewed consecutively.

(i) This academic license will become a full license immediately once the dentist fulfills the requirements of § 1122(a)(4) of this title.

(j) The Board shall promulgate rules regarding issuance of these academic licenses to ensure adequate numbers of educational faculty for resident training and to maintain CODA accreditation as interpreted by the Board.

77 Del. Laws, c. 205, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 463, § 33; 79 Del. Laws, c. 261, § 1.