State Board Regulations for Radiation Safety:
Dental Assistants are not licensed or registered in SC.
All Dental Assistants must have a State Board approved Radiation Safety certification.
SC State Requirements for Radiation Safety Certification:
-You must either have your RHS from the Dental Assistants National Board (DANB); or
-Have graduated from a two year CODA Accredited Dental Assisting program (list below)
If you don’t have either you must take the SCDA Radiation Safety Exam.
American Dental Association (ADA) CODA- accredited schools to verify your CODA approved program
List of South Carolina ADA CODA- accredited schools:
-Aiken Technical College
-Florence-Darlington Technical College
- Greenville Technical College
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College
- Midlands Technical College
- Spartanburg Community College
- Tri-County Technical College
- Trident Technical College
- York Technical College
Radiation Safety Exam
DO NOT START EXAM UNTIL YOU HAVE READ AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW RADIATION SAFETY STUDY GUIDE
Registration Fee: $60.00 to be paid by bank/credit card or PayPal
If you have any questions please email Sue Copeland copelands@scda.org or call 803-750-2277