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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 114EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL--DENTAL ASSISTANTS
RULE §114.12Continuing Education for Certificate Holders
ISSUE 10/02/2009
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)To renew a certificate issued under this chapter, a dental assistant must complete six (6) hours of continuing education each year in areas covering dental assistant duties.

(b)A dental assistant holding two or more certificates authorized by this chapter is required to complete twelve (12) hours of continuing education each year to renew all of the certificates held by the assistant.

(c)A dental assistant may fulfill the continuing education requirement through board-approved self-study, interactive computer courses, or lecture courses.

(d)Dental assistants shall select and participate in continuing education courses offered by or endorsed by:

  (1)dental schools, dental hygiene schools, or dental assisting schools that have been accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or,

  (2)nationally recognized dental, dental hygiene or dental assisting organizations.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 17, 2009

TRD-200904131

Sherri Sanders Meek

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: November 1, 2009

For further information, please call: (512) 475-0972



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