Rule IV. Academic Dentist Licensure 
(Amended December 1, 1997, August 1, 2000, January 5, 2001, 
December 2, 2002, July 1, 2003; August 11, 2004; June 8, 2011, Effective July 30, 2011) 

A. General Licensing Requirements 
1. An applicant for an active academic dentist license who does not complete the licensing process within one year of the date the original application is received shall begin the application process again, including payment of the application fee. Materials submitted with an incomplete application will be retained for only one year. 
2. The licensee shall supply legal evidence of name change by court order, passport, marriage certificate, or divorce decree within 30 days of the effective date of the name change. 
3. The licensee shall notify the Board within 30 days of any change of address. This notification must be submitted in writing, by fax, or electronically. Telephone notification will not be accepted. 
4. Any notification by the Board to licensees required or permitted under the Dental Practice Law or the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act shall be addressed to the last known address provided in writing to the Board by the licensee and any such mailing shall be deemed proper service on the licensee. 
B. Licensing for Academic Dentists 
1. A dentist who is employed at an accredited school or college of dentistry in this state and who practices dentistry in the course of his or her employment responsibilities and is applying for an academic dentist license shall submit with the application and fee the following credentials and qualifications for review and approval by the Board: 
a. Evidence of graduation with a DDS or DMD degree from a school of dentistry located in the United States or another country. 
b. Evidence of the applicant’s employment by an accredited school or college of dentistry in this state.  
c. Successful completion of the Colorado jurisprudence examination. 
2. An applicant for an academic license shall satisfy the credentialing standards of the accredited school or college of dentistry that employs the applicant. 
3. An academic license shall authorize the licensee to practice dentistry only while engaged in the performance of his or her official duties as an employee of the accredited school or college of dentistry and only in connection with programs affiliated or endorsed by the school or college.  An academic licensee may not use an academic license to practice dentistry outside of his or her academic responsibilities.  

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