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Updated: 5/1/2018

Summary Dentist

Renewal Deadline: December 31st
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 40

State Mandated CE Courses: 3 hours Opiod management, 3 hours CPR
20 hours clinical 10 of which must be live
Remaining 10 clinical hours my be live or self-study courses that require a test;
20 hours can be non clinical or clinical.

Limits on Courses: Online course hours

Other: 6 hrs sedation if applicable, 3hr for donated service with approved agency

Summary RDH

Renewal Deadline: December 31st
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 24

State Mandated CE Courses: 12 hours clinical 6 of which must be live
Remaining 6 clinical hours my be live or self-study courses that require a test;
12 hours can be non clinical, 3 hrs of CPR

Limits on Courses: 10 hours must be live

Other: 2 hr for donated service with approved agency

Louisiana State Board of Dentistry

Louisiana Dental Practice Act Title 46 Part 33 Chapter 16

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§1611. Continuing Education Requirements for Relicensure of Dentists

A. Unless exempted under §1607, each dentist shall complete a minimum of 40 hours of continuing education during each renewal period for the renewal of his/her license to practice dentistry.

B. At least one-half of the minimum credit hours (20) must be attained through clinical courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients. At least 10 of these 20 hours must be attained by personally attending clinical courses. Ten of these twenty hours may be attained by completing ADA or AGD certified internet or correspondence courses which are clinical in nature and require successful completion of a written examination at the conclusion of said course.

C. No more than 20 of the required 40 hours can be completed from the following:
1. practice management courses;
2. audio and/or video tapes and those journals requiring completion of a written examination to secure proof of hours.

D. Continuing education ordered as a result of disciplinary matters shall not serve as credit for mandatory continuing education unless specifically authorized in a consent decree or in an order issued by the board.

E. Past and present dentist members of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry are allowed four hours of continuing dental education credit for each meeting of the American Association of Dental Examiners attended by said past or present dentist member.

F. No credit will be given for activities directed primarily to persons preparing for licensure in Louisiana.

G. Dentists who are on staffs of hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations may receive continuing education credit for those continuing education courses provided by said hospital.

H. Dentists will be awarded three clinical credit hours for successful completion of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course "C", Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as defined by the American Heart Association or the Red Cross Professional Rescue Course. When being audited for compliance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation course completion, a photocopy of the CPR card evidencing successful completion of the course for each year shall be appended to the form.

I. 1. Dentists who successfully complete certification courses in advanced cardiac life support continuing education will be awarded up to 16 hours of clinical continuing dental education. However, dentists completing the shorter recertification course in advanced cardiac life support will be awarded 3 hours of clinical continuing dental education.
2. Dentists who successfully complete the certification courses in pediatric advanced cardiac life support continuing education will be awarded up to 14 hours of clinical continuing dental education. However, dentists completing the shorter recertification course in PALS will be awarded 6 hours of clinical continuing dental education.
3. Only one cardiopulmonary resuscitation course per renewal period may be counted toward the continuing education requirement.

J. Each licensee holding a general anesthesia or moderate sedation personal permit for at least two years must complete continuing education as listed below in order to renew the permit. All anesthesia or sedation specific continuing education may count toward the regular requirement listed in §1611.A.
1. ACLS and/or PALS recertification is required of all general anesthesia or moderate sedation personal permit holders as specified in §§1503 and 1504.
2. Six hours of continuing education per license renewal period on the administration of sedation specific to the level of sedation/anesthesia permit held or on medical emergencies associated with the administration of sedation/anesthesia specific to the level of sedation/anesthesia permit. If the permit has a pediatric certification, in addition to the above stated requirements, the continuing education must be pediatric-specific. The CPR, ACLS, and PALS courses required in §1611.J.1 may not count toward the requirements set forth in this Section.
3. The permit holder shall personally attend a course pertinent to the level of sedation permit held no less than once every six years. This personally attended course may, if at least six hours, count toward the requirement in §1611.J.2.
4. Recertification for deep sedation or general anesthesia as required by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons every five years shall satisfy the requirements listed in §1611.J.2 and 3.

K. Dentists successfully completing the calibration training for the administration of the clinical licensing examination administered by the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA) may be awarded up to 20 hours of clinical continuing education per each renewal period.

L. Louisiana licensed dentists shall be eligible for three hours of clinical continuing education for treating a donated dental service patient (pro bono) from a Louisiana State Board of Dentistry approved agency. The maximum number of hours will be no more than six in any two year biennial renewal period, and verification of treatment from the agency is mandatory in order to obtain these continuing education credits.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and (13).
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 20:661 (June 1994), amended LR 21:569 (June 1995), LR 22:24 (January 1996), LR 22:1216 (December 1996), LR 23:1526 (November 1997), LR 24:1117 (June 1998), LR 25:510 (March 1999), LR 26:489 (March 2000), LR 30:2307 (October 2004), LR 32:244 (February 2006), LR 35:1237 (July 2009), LR 36:2038 (September 2010), LR 37:2151 (July 2011), LR 37:3515 (December 2011), repromulgated LR 38:356 (February 2012), amended LR 38:817 (March 2012), LR 38:1959 (August 2012), LR 39:1282 (May 2013), amended by the Department of Health, Board of Dentistry, LR 43:956 (May 2017).

§1613. Continuing Education Requirements for Relicensure of Dental Hygienists

A. Unless exempted under §1607, each dental hygienist shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education during each renewal period for the renewal of his/her license to practice dental hygiene.

B. At least one-half of the minimum credit hours (12) must be attained through clinical courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental or dental hygiene services to patients. At least six of these twelve hours must be attained by personally attending clinical courses. Six of these twelve hours may be attained by completing ADA, AGD, or ADHA certified internet or correspondence courses which are clinical in nature and require successful completion of a written examination at the conclusion of said course.

C. No more than 12 of the required 24 hours can be completed from the following: 1. practice management courses; 2. audio and/or video tapes and those journals requiring completion of a written examination to secure proof of hours.

E. Dental hygienists are allowed continuing education credit for courses sponsored and/or approved for dentist's continuing education.

F. Past and present dental hygiene members of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry are allowed four hours of continuing dental hygiene education credit for each meeting of the American Association of Dental Examiners attended by said past or present dental hygiene member.

G. No credit will be given for activities directed primarily to persons preparing for licensure in Louisiana.

H. Dental hygienists who are on staffs of hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations may receive continuing education credit for those continuing education courses provided by said hospital.

I. Dental hygienists will be awarded three clinical credit hours for successful completion of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Course "C," Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as defined by the American Heart Association or the Red Cross Professional Rescue Course. When being audited for compliance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation course completion, a photocopy of the CPR card evidencing successful completion of the course for each year shall be appended to the form.

J. Dental hygienists who successfully complete a continuing education course as set forth in §710, Administration of Local Anesthesia for Dental Purposes, will be awarded 72 hours of clinical continuing dental hygiene education. However, these hours may not be carried over to a subsequent renewal period and will count only toward the renewal of their license during the period in which they attended the course.

K. Dental hygienists successfully completing the calibration training for the administration of the clinical licensing examination administered by the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA) may be awarded up to 12 hours of clinical continuing education per each renewal period.

L. Louisiana licensed dental hygienists shall be eligible for two hours of clinical continuing education for treating a donated dental service patient (pro bono) from a Louisiana State Board of Dentistry approved agency. The maximum number of hours will be no more than four in any two year biennial renewal period, and verification of treatment from the agency is mandatory in order to obtain these continuing education credits.

§1615. Approved Courses

A. Courses sponsored or approved by the following organizations shall be accepted by the board:
1. American Dental Association and its affiliate associations and societies;
2. American Dental Hygienists' Association and its affiliate associations and societies;
3. Academy of General Dentistry courses when set forth on official documentation;
4. National Dental Association and its affiliate societies;
5. colleges and universities with dental programs which are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association when continuing education courses are held under their auspices;
6. armed services and veterans administration dental departments;
7. national, state and district associations and/or societies of all specialties in dentistry recognized by the board, and study clubs approved by said specialty societies;
8. American Heart Association as a provider of cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses (Course "C" Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider);
9. the American Red Cross as a provider of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course Red Cross professional rescue course;
10. the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

B. The following standards represent minimum criteria to which component societies, as referred to in §1615.A.7 of this rule, should adhere to if they wish the board to allow the participants to receive continuing education credits.
1. Each sponsoring organization will be responsible for developing its own specific policies for accreditation of continuing education programs and/or activities, and awarding credit hours. These policies must be filed with the board. Satisfactory documentation evidencing approval of continuing education courses must be kept by the sponsoring or approving organization on file for a minimum of four years after the presentation of the course.
2. The program shall be under the continuous guidance of an administrative authority and/or individual responsible for its quality, content, and ongoing conduct.
a. Each program or activity must have specific educational objectives or goals that relate to the dental as well as the overall health care needs of the public and/or the interest and needs of the dental profession. The content of the program will be directed at achieving the stated objectives or goals.
b. The instructor or instructors in charge of the program or activity must be qualified by education to provide instruction in the relevant subject matter.
c. Facilities selected for each activity must be appropriate to accomplish: i. the educational methods being used; ii. the stated educational objectives or goals.

C. Clinical credit will be given to programs dealing with the mechanical delivery of dental services as well as those addressing biological and psychological aspects of therapy such as pharmacology, nutrition, behavioral modification, etc., which are pertinent to the restoration and maintenance of oral health.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8), and (13).
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Dentistry, LR 20:662 (June 1994), amended LR 22:24 (January 1996), LR 24:1118 (June 1998), LR 35:1238 (July 2009), LR 38:817 (March 2012).