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ORR # 2002-013 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE DENTISTRY – GENERAL RULES
Filed with the Secretary of State on June 7, 2004
These rules take effect 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of community health by section 16601 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16601 et seq. and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1, 1996-2 and 2003-18,
MCL 330.3101, 445.2001 and 445.2011)
R 338.11701, R 338.11703, and R 338.11705 of the Michigan Administrative Code are amended and R 338.11704 and R 338.11704a are added as follows:
R 338.11701 License renewal for dentists; relicensure; requirements; applicability.
Rule 1. (1) This part applies to applications for the renewal of a dentist license and applications for relicensure pursuant to section 16201(3) and (4) of the act which are filed on or after April 30, 1994.
(2) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license or an applicant for relicensure shall possess current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support from an agency or organization that grants certification pursuant to standards substantially equivalent to the standards adopted in R 338.11705(3) and shall comply with the following requirements, as applicable:
(a) For a dentist license, the applicant shall have completed not less than 60 hours of continuing education acceptable to the board during the 3-year period immediately preceding the date of the application. Each licensee shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of approved continuing education in programs directly related to clinical issues such as delivery of care, materials used in delivery of care, and pharmacology.
(b) Dental specialists shall have completed 20 hours of the 60 required board-approved continuing education hours in the dental specialty field in which they are certified within the 3-year period immediately preceding the renewal application.
(c) Each licensee shall complete at least 1 continuing education credit in pain and symptom management in each renewal period. Continuing education credits in pain and symptom management may include, but are not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interactions.
(d) If an organized continuing education course or program is offered in segments of 50 to 60 minutes each, 1 hour of credit shall be given for each segment.
(3) The submission of the application for renewal shall constitute the applicant’s certification of compliance with the requirements of this rule. The board may require an applicant or a licensee to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule. The applicant or licensee shall maintain
evidence of complying with the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of the application.
R 338.11703 Acceptable continuing education for dentists; limitations.
Rule 3. The board shall consider any of the following as acceptable continuing education:
(a) Successful completion of a course or courses offered for credit in a dental school or a hospital-based dental specialty program approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11301, a dental hygiene school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11303, or a dental assisting school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11307. Ten hours of continuing education shall be credited for each quarter credit earned and 15 hours shall be credited for each semester credit earned, without limitation.
(b) A maximum of 20 credit hours per calendar year may be earned for satisfactorily participating for a minimum of 7 months in a postgraduate dental clinical training program in a hospital or institution that is approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11301.
(c) Attendance at a continuing education program offered by a dental school or a hospital-based dental specialty program approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11301, a dental hygiene school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11303, or a dental assisting school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11307. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour of program attendance, without limitation.
(d)
Attendance at a continuing education program approved by the board
pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11705 of this part. One hour of continuing education shall be credited
for each hour of program
attendance, without limitation.(e) Development and presentation of a table clinical demonstration or a continuing education lecture offered in conjunction with the presentation of continuing education programs approved by the board. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour devoted to the development and initial presentation of a table clinical demonstration or a continuing education lecture, with a maximum of 10 hours of continuing education credited for the development and presentation of the same demonstration or lecture.
(f) Twelve hours of continuing education shall be credited for the initial publication of an article or articles related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in the journal of an accredited school of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting or a state or state component association of dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, or dental assistants.
(g) Twenty-five hours of continuing education shall be credited for the initial publication of an article or articles related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in a textbook or in the journal of a national association of dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, or dental assistants.
(h) Reading articles, viewing, or listening to media, other than on-line programs, devoted to dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting education. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour devoted to such education, with a maximum of 10 hours credited under this category.
(i) Twenty hours of continuing education may be earned in board-approved, on-line continuing education activities.
(j) Successful completion of an American Board specialty examination. Ten hours of continuing education shall be credited in the year in which the applicant is advised he or she passed the examination.
(k) Renewal of a license held in another state that requires continuing education for license renewal that is substantially equivalent to that required in these rules if the applicant resides and practices in another state. For a dentist, 60 hours of continuing education shall be credited for evidence of current licensure in another state.
(l) One continuing education contact hour may be granted for each hour of program attendance at a continuing education program which has been granted approval by another state board of dentistry.
(m) Ten hours of continuing education shall be credited to dentists for attendance at dental-related programs which shall be documented by the licensee as relevant to health care and advancement of the licensee’s dental education. The board shall deny a request for approval if the continuing education request does not meet the criteria used by the board for approval of continuing education sponsors.
(n) A maximum of 30 credit hours per renewal period for a dentist may be earned for programs related to topics approved for category 1 continuing education by the boards of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
R 338.11704 License renewal for dental hygienists and dental assistants; relicensure; requirements; applicability.
Rule 4. (1) This part applies to applications for the renewal of a registered dental hygienist license or a registered dental assistant license and applications for relicensure pursuant to section 16201(3) and (4) of the act which are filed on or after April 30, 1994.
(2) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license or an applicant for relicensure shall possess current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support from an agency or organization that grants certification pursuant to standards substantially equivalent to the standards adopted in R 338.11705(3) and shall comply with the following requirements, as applicable:
(a) For a registered dental hygienist license or a registered dental assistant license, the applicant shall have completed not less than 36 hours of continuing education acceptable to the board during the 3-year period immediately preceding the date of the application. Each licensee shall complete a minimum of 12 hours of approved continuing education in programs directly related to clinical issues such as delivery of care, materials used in the delivery of care, and pharmacology.
(i) Applicants holding both a registered dental hygienist license and a registered dental assistants license shall have completed not less than a total of 36 hours of continuing education acceptable to the board during the 3-year period immediately preceding the date of the application. The 36 hours shall include not less than 12 hours devoted to registered dental hygienist functions, and not less than 12 hours devoted to registered dental assistants functions.
(b) If an organized continuation course or program is offered in segments of 50 to 60 minutes each, 1 hour of credit shall be given for each segment.
(3) The submission of the application for renewal shall constitute the applicant’s certification of compliance with the requirement of this rule. The board may require an applicant or licensee to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule. The applicant or licensee shall maintain evidence of complying with the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of the application.
R 338.11704a Acceptable continuing education for dental hygienists and dental assistants; limitations.
Rule 4a. The board shall consider any of the following as acceptable continuing education:
(a) Successful completion of a course or courses offered for credit in a dental school or hospital-based dental specialty program approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11301, a dental hygiene school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11303, or a dental assisting school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11307. Ten hours of continuing education shall be credited for each quarter credit earned and 15 hours shall be credited for each semester credit earned, without limitation.
(b) Attendance at a continuing education program offered by a dental school or hospital-based dental specialty program approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11301, a dental hygiene school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11303, or a dental assisting school approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11307. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour of program attendance, without limitation.
(c) Attendance at a continuing education program approved by the board pursuant to the provisions of R 338.11705 of this part. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour of program attendance, without limitation.
(d) Development and presentation of a table clinic demonstration or a continuing education lecture offered in conjunction with the presentation of continuing education programs approved by the board. One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour devoted to the development and initial presentation of a table clinic demonstration or a continuing education lecture, with a maximum of 10 hours of continuing education credited for the development and presentation of the same table clinic demonstration or continuing education lecture.
(e) Twelve hours of continuing education shall be credited for the initial publication of an article or articles related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in the journal of an accredited school of dentistry, dental hygiene or dental assistant, or in a state or state component association of dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, or dental assistants.
(f) Twenty-five hours of continuing education shall be credited for the initial publication of an article or articles related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting in a textbook or in the journal of a national association of dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, or dental assistants.
(g) Twelve hours of continuing education may be earned in board-approved, on-line continuing education activities.
(h) One hour of continuing education shall be credited for each hour of reading articles and viewing or listening to media, other than on-line programs, devoted to dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting education with a maximum of 10 hours credited under this category.
(i) Renewal of a license held in another state that requires continuing education for license renewal that is substantially equivalent to that required in these rules if the applicant resides and practices in another state. For a registered dental hygienist or registered dental assistant, 36 hours of continuing education shall be credited for evidence of current licensure in such other state.
(j) For a registered dental assistant, meeting the requirements for recertification in R 338.11705(2). Thirty-six hours of continuing education shall be credited for evidence of current certification, other than life certification, by the dental assisting national board.
(k) One continuing education contact hour may be granted for each hour of program attendance at a continuing education program which has been granted approval by another state board of dentistry.
(l) Six hours of continuing education shall be credited to dental hygienists or registered dental assistants for attendance at dental related programs which are documented by the licensee as relevant to health care and advancement of the licensee’s dental education. The board shall deny a request for approval if the continuing education request does not meet the criteria used by the board for approval of continuing education sponsors.
(m) A maximum of 18 credit hours per renewal period may be earned for programs related to specific dental specialty topics approved for category 1 continuing education by the boards of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
R 338.11705 Standards and requirements; adoption by reference.
Rule 5. (1) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of the national sponsor approval program of the academy of general dentistry for approval of continuing education
sponsoring organizations, institutions, and individuals, which are in the publication entitled “Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE), a Guidebook, Revised July 2002”. Information on the pace standards and criteria is available at no cost from the Academy of General Dentistry, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611 or from the academy’s internet website at http://www.agd.org. A copy of the guidebook is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909. Approval of a sponsor by the academy of general dentistry committee on national sponsor approvals or by any academy of general dentistry constituent academy shall constitute prima facie evidence that the sponsor meets the standards and criteria adopted by the board.
(2) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of the National Sponsor Approval Program of the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) for approval of continuing education sponsoring organizations, which are set forth in the publication entitled “ADA CERP Recognition Standards and Procedures, Revised April 2002.” A copy of this publication may be obtained at no cost from the association at ADA CERP 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678 or from the association’s internet website at http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/ce/cerp. A copy of the publication is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909. Approval of a sponsor by the ADA CERP or by any constituent group of ADA CERP shall constitute prima facie evidence that the sponsor meets the standards and criteria adopted by the board.
(3) The board approves and adopts by reference the requirements for recertification established by the dental assisting national board and set forth in the publication entitled “2002 Recertification Guidelines
& Requirements.” A copy of the publication may be obtained at no cost from the Dental Assisting National Board, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 1880, Chicago, IL 60611 or from the national board’s internet website at http://www.danb.org. A copy of the guidelines and requirements are available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.
(4) The board shall consider any continuing dental education program that is offered by a sponsor that applies to the board and demonstrates it substantially meets the standards and criteria adopted by the board as a continuing education program approved by the board.
(5) The board adopts by reference the standards for certification in basic and advanced cardiac life support set forth by the American heart association in the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care for professional providers and published in “Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (70-2041). A copy of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care may be obtained from the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 or at http://www.ahajournals.org at a cost of $20.00 as of the adoption of these rules. A copy of this document is available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.
(6) The board may approve a state, regional, or national dental organization as an acceptable provider of continuing education courses if the organization presents standards, criteria, and course monitoring procedures for its courses that are acceptable to the board. This approval may be withdrawn if the board determines the organization is not complying with the standards and criteria presented. The standards, criteria, and monitoring procedures will be retained in the department’s board files. An organization shall update its file with the department every 5 years.
