Ohio Admin. Code 4715-12-05 - Continuing education requirements
(A) Every person certified to practice as a
dental x-ray machine operator and required to register with the state dental
board shall provide proof to the board at the time of applying for a renewal of
registration that in the preceding two years the registrant has completed a
minimum of two hours of continuing education in dental radiation technology.
Certification shall be made upon the application for registration prescribed by
the board pursuant to section
4715.53 of the Revised
Code.
(B) Continuing education
programs may be developed and offered to dental x-ray machine operators by
any of the following agencies or
organizations:
sponsors as listed in paragraph
(A) of rule
4715-8-02 of the Administrative
Code.
(1) National, state, district, or
local dental associations affiliated with the American dental association or
National dental association;
(2) National, state, district, or
local dental hygienists' associations affiliated with the American dental
hygienists' association;
(3) National, state, district, or
local dental assistants associations affiliated with the American dental
assistants association;
(4) Accredited dental colleges or
schools;
(5) Accredited dental hygiene
colleges or schools;
(6) Other organizations, schools,
paraprofessional programs, or agencies approved by the state dental
board.
(C)
Continuing radiation technology programs include, but are not limited to,
programs that address any of the following:
(1) Radiation physics;
(2) Radiation biology;
(3) Radiation health, safety and
protection;
(4) X-ray films and
radiographic film quality;
(5)
Radiographic techniques, processing and storage.
;
(6)
Digital imaging,
sensors, and data storage.
(D) A dental x-ray machine operator shall
retain in his or her records for a period of at least four years such receipts,
vouchers, or certificates as may be necessary to document completion of
continuing education programs. With cause, the board may request such
documentation from dental x-ray machine operators, and the board may request
such documentation from dental x-ray machine operators at random without cause.
(E) The board may excuse dental
x-ray machine operators, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of
the requirements of this rule because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or
special hardship.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4715.03, 4715.53, 4715.57
Rule Amplifies: 4715.53, 4715.57
Prior Effective Dates: 04/04/2002, 10/09/2006, 05/05/2014, 11/25/2019
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(A) Every person certified to practice as a dental assistant radiographer x-ray machine operator and required to register with the state dental board shall provide proof to the board at the time of applying for a renewal of registration that in the preceding two years the registrant has completed a minimum of two hours of continuing education in dental radiation technology. Certification shall be made upon the application for registration prescribed by the board pursuant to section 4715.53 of the Revised Code.
(B) Continuing education programs may be developed and offered to dental assistant radiographers x-ray machine operators by any of the following agencies or organizations:
(1) National, state, district, or local dental associations affiliated with the American dental association or National dental association;
(2) National, state, district, or local dental hygienists' associations affiliated with the American dental hygienists' association;
(3) National, state, district, or local dental assistants associations affiliated with the American dental assistants association;
(4) Accredited dental colleges or schools;
(5) Accredited dental hygiene colleges or schools;
(6) Other organizations, schools, paraprofessional programs, or agencies approved by the state dental board.
(C) Continuing radiation technology programs include, but are not limited to, programs that address any of the following:
(1) Radiation physics;
(2) Radiation biology;
(3) Radiation health, safety and protection;
(4) X-ray films and radiographic film quality;
(5) Radiographic techniques, processing and storage.
(D) A dental assistant radiographer x-ray machine operator shall retain in his or her records for a period of at least four years such receipts, vouchers, or certificates as may be necessary to document completion of continuing education programs. With cause, the board may request such documentation from dental assistant radiographers x-ray machine operators, and the board may request such documentation from dental assistant radiographers x-ray machine operators at random without cause.
(E) The board may excuse dental assistant radiographers x-ray machine operators, as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the requirements of this rule because of an unusual circumstance, emergency, or special hardship.
(F) Failure to comply with the requirements of this rule constitutes a failure to renew registration pursuant to section 4715.53 of the Revised Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4715.03, 4715.53, 4715.57
Rule Amplifies: 4715.53, 4715.57
Prior Effective Dates: 04/04/2002, 10/09/2006, 05/05/2014