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Committee hears LB148 to modernize dental licensing: reduce reciprocity period and broaden approved clinical exams
Summary
Supporters told the committee LB148 will reduce barriers for new dental graduates and experienced dentists by shortening reciprocity from three years to one and by allowing standardized national clinical exams that meet specified subject‑area criteria; proponents included both Nebraska dental schools, the Nebraska Dental Association, community
Senator Ben Hansen, sponsor of LB148, said the bill "updates the requirements for licensure and reciprocity under the Dentist Practice Act" following the interim study LR373. The bill would remove explicit references to specific testing agencies from statute and require that any board‑approved clinical competency exam cover core clinical areas (periodontics, restorative dentistry, prosthodontics and endodontics) and permit remediation for deficiencies. The bill would also reduce the reciprocity practice requirement for licensure from three years to one year.
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