Most monthly meetings will be held at the Fort Worth Botanic
Gardens in the Azalea Room, the third Thursday of the month, unless otherwise
stated.
From I-30 west of downtown, take the University Drive exit and go North
to the Botanic Gardens on your left. Turn into the second entrance and proceed
forward to the Garden Center. All hygienists are encouraged and welcome to
attend! Lecture presentations are at no charge to ADHA members. Non-members will
pay a fee of $25 for the CE course and certificate. For details on any of our
programs and CE opportunities, contact our Program Chair,
Cindy Crisler.
Meeting Agenda
6:45 - 7:00 Meeting Registration
7:00 - 7:30 Announcements and Business
7:30 - 9:00 Lecture Presentation
ADHA MEMBERS: FREE
NON MEMBERS: $25.00
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TEXAS STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Dentists and Dental Hygienists
104.1. Requirement.
As a prerequisite to the annual renewal of a dental or dental
hygiene license, proof of completion of 12 hours of acceptable
continuing education is required.
(2) Effective September 1, 2008,
the following conditions and restrictions shall apply to coursework
submitted for renewal purposes:
(A) At least 8 hours of coursework
must be either technical or scientific as related to clinical care.
The terms "technical" and "scientific" as applied to continuing
education shall mean that courses have significant intellectual or
practical content and are designed to directly enhance the
practitioner's knowledge and skill in providing clinical care to the
individual patient.
(B) Up to 4 hours of coursework
may be in risk-management courses. Acceptable "risk management"
courses include courses in risk management, record-keeping, and
ethics.
(C) Up to 6 hours of coursework
may be self-study. These self-study hours must be provided by those
entities cited in Rule 104.2 of this title (relating to Providers).
Examples of self-study courses include correspondence courses, video
courses, audio courses, and reading courses.
(D) Hours of coursework in the
standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) or in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may not be
considered in the 12-hour requirement.
(E) Hours of coursework in
practice finance may not be considered in the 12-hour requirement.
Hours earned for annual OSHA
training or basic life support CPR certification may NOT be used for
mandatory continuing education hours. Examples of other courses
not acceptable
for license renewal are: practice
management, financial management, risk management, or personal
improvement.
Extra hours earned in a classroom
or lecture format may be carried forward, or banked, for use in
subsequent years. A practitioner may have a maximum of 24 hours
carried forward for use in later years
On January 1, 2005, a new
requirement for dentists and dental hygienists became effective.
State Board of Dental Examiners (SBDE) Rule 104.1(3) has been
amended to include the following language:
…Effective January 1, 2005, each
licensee shall complete three (3) hours of approved coursework in
jurisprudence every three (3) years, in addition to the
general 12 hour requirement.
For the purposes of this section,
“jurisprudence” refers to the body of statutes and regulations
pertaining to and governing the licensee’s practice, including
relevant portions of the Texas Occupations Code, and the rules
enacted by the Board.
Coursework in jurisprudence may be
through self-study or interactive computer courses, either of which
must be verifiable and provided by those entities cited in 104.2 of
this title…
Last Updated Aug 12, 2016