Section 12 AAC 28.400 - Continuing education requirements for dentistry and dental hygienists licensees(a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 28.405(a), an applicant for renewal of a dentistry license shall submit evidence of continued professional competence by documenting (1) completion of at least 32 contact hours of continuing education;(2) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 28.920; and(3) if the applicant holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number, verification that the applicant has completed not less than two hours of continuing education in pain management and opioid use and addiction.(b) Except as provided in 12 AAC 28.405(b), an applicant for renewal of a dental hygienist license shall submit evidence of continued professional competence by documenting (1) completion of at least 20 contact hours of continuing education; and(2) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 28.920.(c) An applicant for renewal of a dental hygienist restorative function endorsement under 12 AAC 28.780 shall submit evidence of continued competence by documenting an additional two hours of continuing education relating to materials or techniques used for the restoration of teeth.(d) For the purpose of this section, (1) one "contact hour" equals a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction;(2) one academic semester credit hour equals 15 contact hours;(3) one academic quarter credit equals 10 contact hours;(4) one continuing education unit equals one contact hour;(5) one continuing education credit equals one contact hour.(e) Credit is given only for class hours and not hours devoted to class preparation.(f) Except as provided under 12 AAC 02.965, the continuing education requirements of 12 AAC 28.010, 12 AAC 28.015, and 12 AAC 28.400 - 12 AAC 28.410 must be completed during the concluding licensing period.Eff. 4/10/88, Register 106; am 2/18/93, Register 125; am 4/8/93, Register 126; am 5/29/98, Register 146; am 12/5/2009, Register 192; am 12/15/2013, Register 208, January 2014; am 9/26/2018, Register 227, October 2018; am 3/5/2020, Register 233, April 2020; am 8/8/2020, Register 235, October 2020 Authority:AS 08.32.071
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