§ 851. Examination and certificate
A person 18 years of age or over, who is a graduate of a school of dental hygiene accredited by the council on dental education of the American Dental Association, upon the payment of the initial application fee, may be examined by the board in the subjects considered essential by it for a dental hygienist. If the examination is satisfactory, a certificate shall be given and the individual shall be registered as a dental hygienist. (Amended 1961, No. 172, § 3, eff. June 21, 1961; 1969, No. 81, § 21; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)