Rule 4715-12-02 | Application for certificate; requirements; exceptions.
(A) Each person who desires to perform the duties of a dental x-ray machine operator shall file with the secretary of the state dental board a written application for a dental x-ray machine operator's certificate. Each applicant for a dental x-ray machine operator's certificate shall pay an application fee of thirty-two dollars. Each applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof of the following on a form prescribed and provided by the state dental board:
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, he or she has completed a board-approved dental radiography training program presented by either of the following:
(a) An accredited educational institution or program; or
(b) A sponsor of continuing education as listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(10) of rule 4715-8-02 of the Administrative Code.
(B) A dental x-ray machine operator shall be exempt from the initial training requirements provided in paragraph (A) of this rule if any one of the following apply:
(1) They hold a current certification as an assistant which included required examination in radiography as a component from one of the following:
(a) "Dental Assisting National Board";
(b) "Ohio Commission on Dental Assistant Certification";
(c) American Dental Technologists"; or
(2) They hold a current license or government certification as described in Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code issued by another state that issues a license or certification to engage in the operation of a dental x-ray machine; or
(3) They hold satisfactory work experience, or a private certification as described in Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code as a dental x-ray machine operator in a state that does not issue that license or certificate.
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