650—12.2 (147,153) System of retaking dental examinations.
	 12.2(1) Method of counting failures.
	  a.   	 Integrated format. For the purposes of counting examination failures, the board shall utilize the policies adopted by CRDTS. A dental examinee who has not passed all five parts of the integrated examination format by June 30 following graduation from dental school shall have one examination failure recorded. The dental examinee must then retake all five parts of the examination in the traditional format.
	  b.   	 Traditional format. For the purposes of counting examination failures, the board shall utilize the policies adopted by CRDTS. A dental examinee who fails one or more parts of the examination shall have one examination failure recorded. A dental examinee shall be required to retake only those parts of the examination that the examinee failed. A dental examinee who has not passed all five parts of the examination within the time frame specified by CRDTS shall be required to retake the entire examination.
	  c.   	 A dental examinee who has two examination failures in the traditional format will be required to complete remedial education requirements set forth in subrule 12.2(2).
	 12.2(2) Remedial education required prior to third examination.
	  a.   	 Prior to the third examination attempt, a dental examinee must submit proof of additional formal education or clinical experience approved in advance by the board.
	  b.   	 A dental examinee shall be required to retake only those parts of the examination that the examinee failed. However, a dental examinee who has not passed all five parts of the examination within the time frame specified by CRDTS shall be required to retake the entire examination.
	 12.2(3) Remedial education required prior to fourth examination.
	  a.   	 Prior to the fourth examination attempt, a dental examinee must submit proof of satisfactory completion of the equivalent of an additional senior year of an approved curriculum in dentistry at a university or school with an approved curriculum.
	  b.   	 At the fourth examination, the dental examinee shall be required to retake only those parts of the examination that the examinee failed. However, a dental examinee who has not passed all five parts of the examination within the time frame specified by CRDTS shall be required to retake the entire examination.
	 12.2(4) Subsequent failures. For the purposes of additional study prior to retakes, the fifth examination will be considered the same as the third.
	 12.2(5) Failures of other examinations. If a dental examinee applies for the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc., examination after having failed any other state or regional examination, the failure shall be considered a CRDTS failure for the purposes of retakes.
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