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Michigan does provide for licensure by endorsement. To give you an idea if you qualify, here's the appropriate administrative rule:
R 338.11259 Licensure by endorsement of dental hygienists; requirements. Rule 1259.(1) A dental hygienist applying for licensure by endorsement shall be currently licensed in another state and shall comply with section 16186 of the act and all of the following requirements:
(a) Have graduated from a school which meets the standards provided in R 338.11303 and submit original, official transcripts of professional education
and documentation of graduation for board evaluation.(b) Have passed all phases of the national board examination for dental hygienists. This requirement is waived for persons who graduated from an
accredited school before 1962.(c) Be endorsed, on a form supplied by the board, by the licensing agency of any state in which the applicant holds a current license.
(d) Show proof, on a form supplied by the board, of having no record of final or pending disciplinary action in any state in which the applicant is or has been licensed.
(e) Show proof of meeting the requirements of R 338.11205, R 338.11225, or R 338.11227 if a failing grade has been received on any state or regional
examination within 5 years from date of application for endorsement.(f) Show proof of successful completion of a substantially equivalent written and clinical examination.
(2) To determine substantial equivalency as specified in subrule(l)(f) of this rule, the board will consider factors such as the following:
(a) Subject areas included.
(b) Detail of material.
(c) Comprehensiveness.
(d) Length of the examination.
(e) Degree of difficulty.
(3) To demonstrate substantial equivalency as specified in subrule(l)(f) of this rule, the applicant may be required to submit, or cause to be submitted, such materials as the following:
(a) A certified copy of the examination.
(b) An affidavit from the responsible official of the appropriate state agency describing the examination and setting forth the legal standards which were in effect at the time of the examination.
(c) An affidavit describing the examination from the responsible official within a state society or another organization with knowledge of the examination.
(d) Other credible evidence.(4) A dental hygienist who does not fulfill the requirements of subrule(l) of this rule or who has previously failed the Michigan clinical examination or any portion of the northeast regional board examination shall not be eligible for licensure by endorsement in this state and shall be required to take the Michigan licensure examination as described in R 338.11223.
(5) The board may deny an application for licensure by endorsement upon finding the existence of a board action in any other state for a violation related to applicable subdivisions of section 16221 of the act or upon determining that the applicant does not fulfill the requirements of section 16186 of the act.
Health Services, Bureau of
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-0918 (517) 373-2179
