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La. Rev. Stat. § 37:768 (2026)

No person who meets all of the criteria established under the provisions of this Chapter and those rules and regulations promulgated by the board relative thereto shall be denied a license based on credentials.  Licensure by credentials shall be utilized to evaluate a dentist's and dental hygienist's theoretical knowledge and clinical skill when an applicant for licensure by credentials holds a dental or dental hygiene license in another state.  This Chapter shall not be construed to allow licensure by reciprocity which is prohibited.

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§768.  Licensure by credentials

No person who meets all of the criteria established under the provisions of this Chapter and those rules and regulations promulgated by the board relative thereto shall be denied a license based on credentials.  Licensure by credentials shall be utilized to evaluate a dentist's and dental hygienist's theoretical knowledge and clinical skill when an applicant for licensure by credentials holds a dental or dental hygiene license in another state.  This Chapter shall not be construed to allow licensure by reciprocity which is prohibited.

Acts 1991, No. 727, §1; Acts 1995, No. 920, §1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: P. Sidney Neuwirth, D.D.S. v. Louisiana State Bd. of Dentistry, 845 F.2d 553 (5th Cir. 1988).
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P. Sidney Neuwirth, D.D.S. v. Louisiana State Bd. of Dentistry, 845 F.2d 553 (5th Cir. 1988). · cites it 24× “Neuwirth contends that the statute gave him an "expectation" of being admitted to practice on a reciprocal basis and that the Board's refusal to exercise the statutorily founded discretion arbitrarily and capriciously deprived him of "fair" treatment under the law.”
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