Tex. Occ. Code § 265.0015 · Chapter 265. REGULATION OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board by rule shall establish the requirements for each type of registration issued under this chapter, including requiring a dental assistant to:
(1) hold a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(2) complete an educational program approved by the board that provides instruction on:
(A) a dental act that requires a registration under this chapter;
(B) basic life support;
(C) infection control; and
(D) jurisprudence;
(3) pass an examination approved or administered by the board; and
(4) meet any additional qualifications established by the board.
(b) The board may approve courses of instruction and examinations that are provided by private entities for the purposes of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.265.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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