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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 12/25/2020
ACTION Final/Adopted
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 adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 11, 2020

TRD-202005450

Lauren Studdard

General Counsel

State Board of Dental Examiners

Effective date: December 31, 2020

Proposal publication date: November 6, 2020

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

 

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