Section 338.11704. License renewal for registered dental hygienists and registered dental assistants; requirements; applicability.

Rule 1704. (1) This rule applies to applications for the renewal of a registered dental hygienist license or a registered dental assistant license under section 16201(1) and (2) of the code, MCL 333.16201(1) and (2).

(2)    An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall possess  current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support for 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 the required 36 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.

(b)   For a registered dental hygienist license or a registered dental assistant license, the applicant shall complete a minimum of 12 hours of the required 36 hours of approved continuing education by attending live courses or programs that provide for direct interaction between faculty and participants, including, but not limited to, lectures, symposia, live teleconferences, workshops and provision of volunteer clinical services provided for in R 338.11704a. These courses, with the exception of the volunteer clinical services, may be counted toward the required courses in clinical issues such as delivery of care, materials used in delivery of care, and pharmacology.

(c)    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.

(d)   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.

(e)   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.

(3)       The submission of the online renewal shall constitute the applicant's certification of compliance required by 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 submission for renewal.

History: 2004 AACS; 2011 AACS; 2014 AACS.