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Applicants must meet one of the following routes to be eligible to challenge a DAR certification exam.

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Application Fee*

DAR
$125
  • Submit a separate application for each certification.
  • *Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee.

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Dental Assisting Radiography (DAR)

Take the Exam

Once you receive notice from AMT with approval, you may proceed.

Schedule Exam
  • If you are taking the exam at school, your instructor will provide the exam date and time.
  • If you are taking the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center location, you will schedule your own exam.

DAR Eligibility Routes

Education Route ▼

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or is scheduled to graduate from, a dental assisting program that includes instruction in dental radiography in the curriculum.*

*The program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education (DOE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors.
(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)

Required Documentation:

  • Official final transcript provided by the school, showing graduation from a dental assistant program that includes dental radiography.

Military Route ▼

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or be scheduled to graduate from, a formal dental assisting training program of the United States Armed Forces that includes instruction in dental radiography in the curriculum, within the last 4 years.

(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)

Required Documentation:

  • Copy of Joint Services Transcript or DD214 (If discharged) showing graduation from a formal training program.

Work Experience Route ▼

Applicant shall have been employed as a dental assistant or as a dental assisting instructor for a minimum of one year (1,560 hours), during which dental radiography would have been performed or taught as an aspect of the dental assistant work role.

Work requirement total is assumed to be the equivalent of a minimum of 30 hours per week (1,560 total hours) and may be a combination of part time settings.

(The DAR credential is not a substitute for compliance with any licensing or regulatory requirements that an individual state may impose.)

Required Documentation:

  • A copy of your high school diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • A minimum of 1,560 total hours of documented, relevant, work experience that is verified by AMT. (This requirement is equivalent to one year of experience at 30 hours per week and may be a combination of part time settings extending past the period of a year.)

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