What is the difference between a Licensed acupuncturist and a Certified acupuncturist?
A Licensed acupuncturist has completed a three year (a minimum of 4050 hours) professional training program in acupuncture that includes both theory and hands-on clinical practice. In addition, a licensed acupuncturist must pass a state approved 2 day licensing examination before becoming licensed. A Certified acupuncturist is a medical doctor or a dentist who only needs to complete 300 hours of acupuncture study before issuance of a certificate. There is no requirement for state board examination before issuance of a certificate. Certified acupuncturists sometimes call themselves medical acupuncturists. Comparing to a licensed acupuncturist, a certified acupuncturist knows only the elementary aspect of the acupuncture and oriental medicine theory and has very limited hands-on clinical acupuncture training.
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