Section 6609. Requirements for a license as a dental hygienist

To qualify
  for a license as a dental hygienist,  an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the
  following requirements:
    (1) Application: file an application with the department;
    (2)  Education:  have  received  an  education,  including high school
  graduation and completion of a program in dental hygiene, in  accordance
  with the commissioner's regulations;
    (3)  Experience:  have  experience  satisfactory  to  the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and  in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (5) Age: be at least seventeen years of age;
    (6)  Citizenship  or immigration status: be a United States citizen or
  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
  provided, however, that the board of regents  may  grant  a  three  year
  waiver  for  an alien to practice in an area which has been designated a
  federal dental health professions shortage area, except that  the  board
  of  regents may grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to
  an alien to enable  him  or  her  to  secure  citizenship  or  permanent
  resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued;
    (7)  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined by the
  department; and
    (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to  the  department
  for  admission  to a department conducted examination and for an initial
  license, a fee of fifty dollars for each reexamination, a fee of seventy
  dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to  a
  department  conducted  examination,  and a fee of fifty dollars for each
  triennial registration period.