22 Tex. Admin. Code § 116.6 - Continuing Education
(a) A dental
laboratory renewing a certificate must provide proof that the designated CDT
has met the continuing education requirements of a recognized board of
certification for dental technology, or its successor.
(b) A dental laboratory that meets the
exemption qualifications in §
116.5 of this chapter must
provide, in lieu of the requirement of subsection (a) of this section, proof,
that the designated employee has completed at least 12 hours of continuing
education during the preceding 12-month period. Continuing education hours may
only be used for one renewal period.
(c) Acceptable continuing education shall be
comprised of business management, infection control, and technical competency
courses presented in seminars or clinics as accepted by a recognized
organization of dentistry or dental technology, subject to the following
requirements:
(1) The designated employee
must complete at least one course in regulatory compliance annually. Examples
include courses in Infection Control, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Texas Jurisprudence,
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Ethics.
(2) No more than one course in business
management may be applied toward the annual continuing education
requirement.
(3) Self-study in a
course approved by a recognized organization of dentistry or dental technology
may be taken for not more than four hours of the annual continuing education
requirement.
(d) In lieu
of furnishing proof of continuing education as set forth in subsection (c) of
this section, a dental laboratory may furnish proof that the designated dental
technician has a current certification from a recognized board of certification
for dental technology or its successor. Certification as "retired" does not
qualify the technician.
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