Section R4-11-201. Clinical Examination; Requirements

A.      The Board shall:

1.        Consider an application for licensure at the next sched- uled Board meeting after the application is administra- tively complete.

2.        If an applicant is applying under A.R.S. §§ 32-1240(A) or 32-1292.01(A), ensure that the applicant has passed the clinical examination of another state or a regional testing agency that maintains a standard of licensure determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to that of Ari- zona based on review of any one of the following forms of evidence that are satisfactory to the Board:

a.         Certified documentation, sent directly from another state or a regional testing agency, that shows the clinical examination or multiple examinations the applicant passed are Board-approved and adminis- tered by the state or regional testing agency. The cer- tified documentation shall contain the name of the applicant, date of examination or examinations, total score for each examination, name of any separately- scored component of the examination, and separate scores for each component;

b.        Certified documentation sent directly from another state dental board that shows the applicant passed that state’s clinical examination before that state’s participation in a regional examination. The certified documentation shall contain the name of the appli- cant, date of examination or examinations, total score for each examination, name of any separately- scored component of the examination, and separate scores for each component; or

c.         A detailed report prepared by a Board-recognized organization capable of assessing whether a clinical examination submitted maintains all of the follow-

ing clinical examination elements in Arizona’s stan- dard of licensure:

i.         The purposes, interpretations, and uses of the clinical examination are clearly stated in order to make appropriate pass or fail decisions.

ii.        The knowledge, skills, and abilities that are important in the clinical practice of dentistry or dental hygiene are identified.

iii.      Examination specifications provide a detailed description of the content of the examination and specify the scorable tasks that are used to evaluate each discipline. The specifications should include scoring weights associated with each content area.

iv.       Policies and procedures are defined and pub- lished to standardize examination administra- tion. This administrative protocol addresses legal issues and fair testing practices.

v.        The state or testing agency provides candidates with clear and comprehensive information about the examination program, including application requirements, examination content, performance expectations, reporting of results, and an appeals process.

vi.       Policies for examiner selection and retention are defined and published.

vii.     An examiner-training program is  established and implemented. The program introduces examiners to appropriate applications of the agency’s evaluation criteria and assesses their ability to apply the criteria. The methodology of examiner standardization and its results are documented.

viii.    Post-examination analyses are routinely con- ducted. Reliability and other factors affecting validity are investigated.

ix.       A program is developed and implemented for ongoing evaluation of examiner ratings. The examining agency provides examiners with feedback on their individual rating perfor- mance. Policies and procedures are defined for remediation or discontinuance of examiners based on analyses of their performance.

B.       An applicant shall meet the licensure requirements in R4-11- 301 and R4-11-303. The applicant is exempt from complying with R4-11-301(A)(4).

Historical Note

Former Rule 2a; Amended effective November 20, 1979 (Supp. 79-6). Amended effective November 28, 1980 (Supp. 80-6). Former Section R4-11-11 renumbered as Section R4-11-201 and amended effective July 29, 1981 (Supp. 81-4). Former Section R4-11-201 renumbered to R4-11-301, new Section R4-11-201 renumbered from R4-11-101 and amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 580, effective February 4, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Section expired under A.R.S. § 41-1056(E), effective April 30, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). New Section made by final rulemak- ing at 9 A.A.R. 4126, effective November 8, 2003 (Supp.

03-3).