NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Diana Bailey or Lisa Turner Kentucky Board of Dentistry (502) 423-0573 Peter Fairhurst Kentucky.gov Director of Marketing 502-875-3733 peter@kentucky.gov

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FRANKFORT, KY – November 1, 2004 – The Kentucky Board of Dentistry recently launched a new service that allows dental hygienists to renew their licenses online. The service can be accessed through the state's official Web portal at http://kentucky.gov or directly at www.dentistry.ky.gov.

The online license renewal program is the fastest and easiest way for hygienists to renew their licenses. The license renewal period is now underway and runs through December 31.

"We're offering this new service as a convenience to our licensees," said Gary Munsie, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. "In addition, we also have a new Web site that will be a valuable resource for dentists, hygienists, and the public at large."

In order to complete a renewal, licensees are asked to verify and update their unique licensure information, answer a few questions, and pay the fee in easy-to-follow steps. Visa and MasterCard payments are accepted online, and new certificates are mailed to licensees once their renewal applications are processed.

"Our licensees are accustomed to being able to do business online," said Munsie. "Our Board believes in being proactive and keeping up with the changing times. Online renewal was an obvious next step for us."

Online license renewal will also be available for dentists for the 2005 renewal cycle.

The license renewal program was built by the Board in partnership with Kentucky.gov. The Board's redesigned Web site launched in September.

About Kentucky.gov
Kentucky.gov is the official Web site of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (http://kentucky.gov). Kentucky.gov is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Interactive, LLC. Frankfort-based Kentucky Interactive helps state agencies Web-enable their eGovernment services and is the subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) that built, operates, markets, and maintains Kentucky.gov on behalf of the state.

About NIC
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