Who is building the future of dental hygiene licensure?
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Dental hygienists may lose independent control of their licensure pathway as ADA, JCNDE, and ADEX discuss merging written, clinical-judgment, and clinical exams under a single structure without hygienist-led groups at the table.
Key points
- ADA, JCNDE, and ADEX announced they are discussing alignment of dental hygiene licensure content, evaluation methods, and candidate experience.
- CODA, founded by the ADA, remains the sole federally recognized accreditor of dental hygiene education.
- JCNDE, an ADA agency, already administers the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and has developed the DHLOSCE.
- ADEX incorporated JCNDE’s DLOSCE into the ADEX Dental Examination; the announcement states this model is guiding dental hygiene discussions.
Who should care
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