(a)The Board hereby establishes a list of providers
for continuing education courses. Unless specifically required by
state law or Board rule, the Board shall not accept or approve specific
continuing education courses for requirements related to the issuance
or renewal of licensure, registrations, or sedation/anesthesia permits.
(b)At least once per calendar year, the Board shall
review the list of providers for continuing education and any applications
submitted for continuing education providers, and shall consider additions
or removals of providers from the list provided in this section.
(1)The Presiding Officer may establish an ad hoc committee
pursuant to 22 TAC §100.8 (relating to Ad Hoc Committees of the
Board) to review the addition or removal of providers and make recommendations
to the full Board for approval.
(2)The Board and any ad hoc committee shall consider
classifying each provider for full continuing education provider authorization,
including clinical, scientific, and sedation/anesthesia provider courses,
or for a limited continuing education provider authorization restricted
to courses related to risk management, recordkeeping, ethics, and
non-clinical dental assistant duties continuing education. If no classification
is assigned to a provider, the provider shall be considered a full
continuing education provider.
(3)Any addition, removal, or classification of providers
shall require a majority vote of the full Board in an open meeting.
Any provider being considered for addition, removal, or classification
shall be given 10 business days notice of the consideration, and shall
be provided an opportunity to appear and make a presentation or submit
supporting documentation at the scheduled meeting of the Board or
any ad hoc committee regarding the addition, removal, or classification.
(c)Board staff shall develop and provide an application
form for continuing education providers. The application form shall
provide instructions for submitting provider information and supporting
documentation. The Board shall provide the application form for continuing
education providers and general instructions on the continuing education
provider application process on its public website. Any request to
become an approved continuing education provider must be submitted
on the application form provided by the Board; failure to utilize
the Board's application form shall be grounds to reject the application
request.
(d)The Board shall consider the following criteria
when reviewing providers:
(1)the health, safety, and welfare of the residents
of Texas;
(2)access to providers for licensees and registrants
in all portions of Texas;
(3)competency of course providers, and quality of
course materials;
(4)internal and external audits, guidelines, safeguards,
and standards to ensure consistent and quality education; and
(5)demonstrable clinical, professional, and/or scientific
education experience.
(e)Continuing Education courses endorsed by the following
providers will meet the criteria for acceptable continuing education
hours if such hours are certified by the following providers:
(1)American Dental Association--Continuing Education
Recognition Program (CERP);
(2)American Dental Association, its component, and
its constituent organizations;
(3)Academy of General Dentistry, and its constituents
and approved sponsors;
(4)Dental/dental hygiene schools and programs accredited
by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(5)American Dental Association approved specialty
organizations;
(6)American Dental Hygienists' Association, its component,
and its constituent organizations;
(7)American Medical Association approved specialty
organizations;
(8)American Medical Association approved hospital
courses;
(9)National Dental Association, its constituent, and
its component societies;
(10)National Dental Hygienists' Association, its constituent,
and its component societies;
(11)Medical schools and programs accredited by the
Standards of the Medical Specialties, the American Medical Association,
the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialists and Boards of Certification,
or the American Osteopathic Association;
(12)The Commission on Dental Competency
Assessments-The Western Regional Examining Board-The Council of Interstate
Testing Agencies (CDCA-WREB-CITA), States Resources for Testing and
Assessments (SRTA), and Central Regional Dental Testing Services Inc.
(CRDTS);
[(12)Western Regional Examining Board;]
(13)American Academy of Dental Hygiene;
(14)American Dental Education Association;
(15)American Heart Association;
(16)Texas Dental Hygiene Educators' Association;
(17)Dental Laboratory Association of Texas;
(18)Dental Assisting National Board;
(19)American Dental Assistants Association and its
constituent organizations;
(20)The Compliance Division, LLC;
(21)Dental Compliance Specialists, LLC; and
(22)Other entities approved by the Board as shown
in the attached graphic for this section.
Attached Graphic
[Figure: 22 TAC §104.2(e)(22)]
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 March 15, 2023
TRD-202301081 Lauren Studdard
General Counsel
State Board of Dental
Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 30, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 305-8910
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