Action | Requirement for jurisprudence examination |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 12/16/2015 |
I am opposed to the new proposed Jurisprudence Regulation. I have had a Va. Dental license since 1982 and am aware that there are members within our profession that either deliberately or mistakenly do not follow the regulations. We have all been presented with the regulations to review and most of us have passed a test to prove proficiency to these regs. I believe the problem of compliance with regulations would be better solved by requiring initial licensees to pass a jurisprudence exam and then providing communication about various regulations on a timely basis. I see no reason or logic to administer a test. This has been done with good success over the years.