(1) The examinations approved by the board for licensure shall include a written examination, a clinical/practical examination on a live patient, and a jurisprudence examination.

(2) Grading shall be done by Montana licensed dentists and denturists conducting the examination or the board's designees.

(3) The chief examiner shall be the denturist currently serving on the Board of Dentistry, or the board's designees.

(4) The board shall retain applicant's scores as a part of the permanent record of the applicant.

(5) In order to guarantee security of the test papers and protect the privacy of the applicant, examination papers may not be copied or duplicated by the applicant or the licensee.

(6) The applicant shall take and verify passage of the jurisprudence examination.

(7) The applicant must be approved by the board for internship or meet the minimum experience requirements set forth in 37-29-303 , MCA.

(8) The applicant shall take and verify successful passage of the written examination, approved by the board.

(9) The applicant shall take and verify successful passage of the clinical/practical examination, approved by the board.

(10) The dates and times of both the written and clinical examination will be set by the board.

(11) An applicant may retake a failed examination, at the next scheduled examination date, upon request to the board and payment of the appropriate fee.