Wyoming Dental Assistant Requirements

Each state has different requirements for dental assistants. This page includes links to all the information you need to understand the requirements for dental assistants in this state. View the different dental assisting levels, along with the requirements for each. You can also view the allowable duties at each level.

Wyoming Requirements

Radiography Requirements

To legally operate dental X-ray equipment and perform dental radiographic procedures under the indirect supervision of a dentist in Wyoming, a dental assistant must have:

1a. Completed a course or examination* in dental radiography within one year immediately prior to the date of application that is either of the following: 

1. a CODA-accredited radiography course;

2. the DANB RHS exam

3. a radiography training course administered by a state dental association; OR

4. a course with a curriculum of at least 8 hours that includes a competency assessment or exam, covering specified subjects and clinical experience, OR

1b. Been authorized to expose dental radiographs in another jurisdiction within the last five (5) years

AND

2. Apply to the WBDE for a dental radiography permit.