Section DE 13.03 - Continuing education requirements for dentists(1) COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS. Except as provided under sub. (6), during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., a dentist shall complete 30 credit hours of continuing education related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine. The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include not less than 25 credit hours of instruction in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine.(1m) PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CONTINUING EDUCATION. The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include 2 hours in the topic of prescribing of controlled substances for the treatment of dental pain.(2) CREDIT FOR TEACHING OR PREPARING A PROGRAM. One hour of teaching or preparing a professional dental or medical program is equivalent to one credit hour of continuing education. A licensee who teaches or prepares a professional dental or medical program may obtain credit for the program only once during a biennium. Not more than 4 of the 30 hours may be from teaching.(3) CREDIT FOR COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES. One credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to 6 credit hours of continuing education. A licensee may substitute credit hours of college level courses related to the practice of dentistry or medicine for the required continuing education credit hours.(4) CREDIT FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION. The credit hours required under sub. (1) may be satisfied by independent study, correspondence, or internet programs or courses.(5) CREDIT FOR ACCREDITED RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM. Active enrollment in an accredited post-doctoral dental residency training program for at least 12 months of the current licensure cycle will be accepted as meeting the required 30 credit hours of continuing education.(6) EXEMPTION FOR NEW LICENSEES. Subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the applicant is licensed.(7) CERTIFICATION STATEMENT. At the time of each renewal, each licensee shall sign a statement certifying that, within the 2 years immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., he or she has completed the continuing education credit hours required under sub. (1).(8) FAILURE TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. A licensee who fails to complete the continuing education requirements by the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., shall not practice dentistry until his or her license is restored under s. DE 2.03 (5).(9) TIME LIMITS ON OBTAINING CREDITS. Credit hours completed before the 2-year period immediately preceding renewal of a license to practice dentistry may not be applied to fulfill the credit hours required under sub. (1).(10) RECORDKEEPING. Every licensee shall maintain a written record of the continuing education hours required under sub. (1) for not less than 6 years after completion of each credit.(11) WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. The board may waive the continuing education requirements under sub. (1) if it finds that exceptional circumstances such as prolonged illness, disability, or other similar circumstances have prevented a licensee from meeting the requirements.Wis. Admin. Code Dentistry Examining Board DE 13.03
CR 11-033: cr. Register July 2012 No. 679, eff. 8-1-12.Amended by, CR 17-044: cr. (1m), Register February 2018 No. 746, eff. 3/1/2018Amended by, CR 22-087: am. (1m) Register September 2023 No. 813, eff. 10/1/2023