To become licensed as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) in Michigan, one must:
1. Receive a degree or certificate from a CODA-accredited dental assisting program or a school of dental assisting meeting Michigan Board of Dentistry requirements, which includes required instruction in Michigan expanded functions*, AND
2. Pass the Michigan board comprehensive and clinical exam or pass an equivalent exam in another state (proof of out-of-state licensure required), AND
3. Complete the fingerprinting/criminal background check process, AND
4. Apply for a license to the Michigan Board of Dentistry.
Beginning January 1, 2022, complete training in identifying victims of human trafficking in accordance with standards set forth in the Michigan Administrative Code.
*Note: Individuals who earned the RDA credential prior to March 22, 2004, must complete additional expanded functions training courses before performing specified expanded functions.