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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 11/06/2020
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)To renew a certificate of registration issued under this chapter, a dental assistant must complete six (6) hours of continuing education each year in areas covering dental assistant duties. At least three (3) of these six (6) hours must be clinical continuing education.

 (b)A dental assistant may fulfill the continuing education requirement through board-approved self-study, interactive computer courses, or lecture courses. All continuing education must be offered by providers approved under 22 Texas Administrative Code §104.2.

 (c)As a prerequisite to the renewal of a dental assistant's certificate of registration, a course in human trafficking prevention approved by the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission must be completed.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 22, 2020

TRD-202004448

Lauren Studdard

General Counsel

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: December 6, 2020

For further information, please call: (512) 305-8910

 

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