La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XXXIII-1615

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section XXXIII-1615 - Approved Courses

A. Courses sponsored or approved by the following organizations shall be accepted by the board:

1. American Dental Association and its affiliate associations and societies;

2. American Dental Hygienists' Association and its affiliate associations and societies;

3. Academy of General Dentistry courses when set forth on official documentation;

4. American Academy of Dental Hygiene courses when set forth on official documentation;

5. National Dental Association and its affiliate societies;

6. American Association of Dental Boards;

7. colleges and universities with dental programs which are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association when continuing education courses are held under their auspices;

8. armed services and veterans' administration dental departments;

9. national, state and district associations and/or societies of all specialties in dentistry recognized by the board, and study clubs approved by said specialty societies;

10. American Heart Association as a provider of cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses (Course "C" Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider);

11. the American Red Cross as a provider of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course Red Cross professional rescue course;

12. the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

B. The following standards represent minimum criteria to which component societies, as referred to in §1615.A.7 of this rule, should adhere to if they wish the board to allow the participants to receive continuing education credits.

1. Each sponsoring organization will be responsible for developing its own specific policies for accreditation of continuing education programs and/or activities, and awarding credit hours. These policies must be filed with the board. Satisfactory documentation evidencing approval of continuing education courses must be kept by the sponsoring or approving organization on file for a minimum of four years after the presentation of the course.

2. The program shall be under the continuous guidance of an administrative authority and/or individual responsible for its quality, content, and ongoing conduct.

a. Each program or activity must have specific educational objectives or goals that relate to the dental as well as the overall health care needs of the public and/or the interest and needs of the dental profession. The content of the program will be directed at achieving the stated objectives or goals.

b. The instructor or instructors in charge of the program or activity must be qualified by education to provide instruction in the relevant subject matter.

c. Facilities selected for each activity must be appropriate to accomplish:

i. the educational methods being used;

ii. the stated educational objectives or goals.

C. Clinical credit will be given to programs dealing with the mechanical delivery of dental services as well as those addressing biological and psychological aspects of therapy such as pharmacology, nutrition, behavioral modification, etc., which are pertinent to the restoration and maintenance of oral health.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XXXIII-1615

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 20:662 (June 1994), amended LR 22:24 (January 1996), LR 24:1118 (June 1998), LR 35:1238 (July 2009), LR 38:817 (March 2012), Amended LR 451762 (12/1/2019), Amended LR 471496 (10/1/2021).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8), and (13).