Iowa Admin. Code r. 650-25.9

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

Rule 650-25.9 - Designation of continuing education hours

Continuing education hours shall be determined by the length of a continuing education course in clock hours. For the purpose of calculating continuing education hours for renewal of a license or registration, the following rules shall apply:

(1) Attendance at a multiday convention.

a. Attendees at a multiday convention may receive a maximum of 1.5 hours of credit per day with the maximum of six hours of credit allowed per biennium.

b. Sponsors of multiday conventions shall submit to the board for review and prior approval guidelines for awarding credit for convention attendance.

(2) Presenters or attendees of table clinics at a meeting.

a. Four hours of credit shall be allowed for presentation of an original table clinic at a meeting as verified by the sponsor when the subject matter conforms with rule 650-25.5 (153).

b. Attendees at the table clinic session of a dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting meeting shall receive two hours of credit as verified by the sponsor when the subject matter conforms with rule 650-25.5 (153).

(3) Postgraduate study relating to health sciences shall receive 15 credits per semester.

(4) Successful completion of a specialty examination or the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) shall result in 15 hours of credit.

(5) Self-study activities shall result in a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credit per biennium.

(6) An original presentation of continuing dental education shall result in credit double that which the participants receive. Additional credit will not be granted for the repeating of presentations within the biennium. Credit is not given for teaching that represents part of the licensee's or registrant's normal academic duties as a full-time or part-time faculty member or consultant.

(7) Publication of scientific articles in professional journals related to dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting shall result in 5 hours of credit per article with the maximum of 20 hours allowed per biennium.

(8) Delivery of volunteer dental services in accordance with paragraph 25.5(2)"i" shall result in one hour of continuing education credit for every three hours worked. Dentists and dental hygienists can report a maximum of six hours of credit per biennium of volunteer dental services. Dental assistants can report a maximum of four hours of credit per biennium of volunteer dental services. The volunteer hours must be verified by the free clinic or the organization sponsoring the event where volunteer services are provided.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 650-25.9

ARC 8369B, IAB 12/16/09, effective 1/20/10; ARC 9218B, IAB 11/3/10, effective 12/8/10

Amended by IAB December 6, 2017/Volume XL, Number 12, effective 1/10/2018

Amended by IAB December 16, 2020/Volume XLIII, Number 13, effective 1/20/2021