Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Minimum
Continuing Education Hours: During each licensure biennium renewal period
(biennium), dentists shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing
education and dental hygienists shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of
continuing education.
(2)
Prevention of Medical Errors and CPR Certification: During each biennium or for
reactivation of a license the dentist and dental hygienist shall complete the
following specific continuing education, training and certification:
(a) A board-approved two (2) hour continuing
education course on the prevention of medical errors. To be approved by the
board, the course shall include a study of root cause analysis, error reduction
and prevention, and patient safety. This course shall count towards the
requirement of subsection (1). In addition, a two (2) hour prevention of
medical errors course approved by the Board of Medicine pursuant to paragraph
64B8-13.005(1)(c),
F.A.C., (effective 3-2-22), which is hereby incorporated by reference and
available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15454,
shall also fulfill the requirements of subsection
64B5-12.013(2),
F.A.C.
(b) Training in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the basic support level, including
one-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR for adults, children, and infants; the relief
of foreign body airway obstruction for adults, children, and infants; the use
of an automatic external defibrillator (AED); and the use of ambu-bags. The CPR
training shall result in the certification or recertification by the American
Heart Association, the American Red Cross or an entity with equivalent
requirements. CPR training and certification shall be taken in-person or
through a blended learning course. A blended learning course includes online
CPR training and hands-on skill competency completed in person for
certification. Online training without hands-on training completed in person
for certification shall not be accepted by the board. CPR training and
certification shall not court towards the requirement of subsection
(1).
(3) Domestic
Violence Continuing Education: As a part of every third biennial licensure
renewal or for reactivation of a license, the dentist and dental hygienist
shall complete a board-approved two (2) hour continuing education course on
domestic violence as defined in Section
741.28, F.S., which course shall
cover the substantive areas set forth in Section
456.031, F.S. To be approved by
the board, the course must be approved by any state or federal agency or
professional association or be offered through a board-approved continuing
education provider. This course shall court towards the requirement of
subsection (1).
(4) HIV/AIDS
Continuing Education: No later than upon the first licensee renewal or for
reactivation of a license, a dentist and dental hygienist shall complete a
board approved two (2) hour continuing education course on human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). To
be approved by the board, the course shall consist of instruction on HIV/AIDS
and infectious diseases pertinent to the practice of dentistry and dental
hygiene that shall include instruction on, but need not be limited to, viral
counts, hepatitis, sterilization and infection control requirements,
identification of oral lesions associated with infectious disease, how the
presence of infectious disease directly affects treatment decisions of
dentists, and the subject areas set forth in Section
456.033, F.S.
(a) Any course completed outside of Florida,
which otherwise complies with this subsection (4), besides the Florida law and
subject areas set for in Section
456.033(1),
F.S. shall be approved by the board if the licensee submits to the board a
statement that he or she has reviewed and studied the Florida law set forth in
Section 456.033(1),
F.S.
(b) Home study courses are
permitted for the purposes of meeting the HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases
pertinent to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene, provided the home
study courses comply with the entirety of this subsection of the
rule.
(c) The HIV/AIDS course shall
count towards the requirement of subsection (1).
(5) Prescribing of Controlled Substances: As
part of every biennial licensure renewal or for reactivation of a dental
license, all licensed dentists shall complete a board-approved, two-hour
continuing education course on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled
substances.
(a) The Board hereby deems the
courses previously approved pursuant to Section
456.0301, F.S., as approved to
meet the requirement of this subsection.
(b) This course shall count towards the
requirement of subsection (1).
(c)
In addition, a two (2) hour prescribing of controlled substances course
approved by the Board of Medicine pursuant to Rule
64B8-13.008, F.A.C., (effective
11-30-20), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15455,
shall also fulfill the requirements of subsection
64B5-12.013(5),
F.A.C.
(6) Award of
Continuing Education Credit: Continuing education credit shall be awarded only
for educational experiences that are specifically appropriate for, and contain
useful information directly pertinent to, dentistry or dental hygiene and only
if received through the following methods:
(a)
By taking courses offered by a board -approved continuing education
provider.
(b) By taking courses
offered by:
1. The American or National Dental
Associations and their constituent and component and affiliate dental
associations and societies, including affiliated specialty organizations or a
provider organization recognized by either the American or National Dental
Associations;
2. The American or
National Dental Hygiene Associations and their constituent and component
associations and societies;
3. The
Academy of General Dentistry and its constituent and component organizations or
a provider approved by the Academy of General Dentistry's National Sponsor
Approval Program;
4. A dental,
dental hygiene or dental assisting school accredited by the American Dental
Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation;
5. A hospital, college, university, or
community college, accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the United
States Department of Education;
6.
The American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and the American Cancer
Society; and,
7. An educational
program or course associated with a medical school which is accredited by the
American Medical Association's Liaison Committee for Medical
Education.
8. The American Academy
of Dental Hygiene.
(c) By
participating in board-approved individual study pursuant to Rule
64B5-12.018, F.A.C.
(d) By participating in examination
standardization exercises for the examinations that are required for dental or
dental hygiene in Florida. Dentists and dental hygienists may receive a maximum
of six (6) continuing education credits per biennium for participating in the
dental hygiene exercise; dentists may receive a maximum of eight (8) continuing
education credits for the dental clinical exercise; and dentists may receive a
maximum of eleven (11) continuing education credits per biennium for
participating in both exercises.
(e) By participating in programs approved by
the board pursuant to Rule
64B5-12.0185, F.A.C., that
provide substantial pro bono dental and dental hygiene services to the
indigent, to dentally underserved populations or to persons who reside in areas
of critical need within Florida. Dentists and dental hygienists may obtain a
maximum of six (6) hours per biennium of required continuing education credit
for participating in such programs. Continuing education credit shall be
calculated at a ratio of 1 continuing education credit for each 1 hour of
patient services provided to approved programs.
(f) By participating as an expert witness in
the review of disciplinary cases, a licensee may receive a maximum of eleven
(11) hours of continuing education credit for completing five disciplinary
cases in each biennium. By participating as an expert witness in the review of
disciplinary cases, a licensee may receive a maximum of four (4) hours of
continuing education credit for completing two disciplinary cases in each
biennium.
(g) By teaching a course
at a dental, dental hygiene or dental assisting school accredited by the
Commission on Dental Accreditation, its successor agency or other nationally
recognized accrediting agency, an adjunct, part-time faculty member may receive
three (3) continuing education hours per semester/quarter by providing to the
board office documentation from the teaching institution which shall include
the number of the semesters/quarters the licensee taught the course.
(h) Up to four (4) hours of credit per
renewal cycle may be earned by attending a meeting of the Board of Dentistry
wherein disciplinary cases are considered. The licensee must check in with
staff prior to the beginning of the disciplinary proceedings. After the
conclusion of the meeting, board staff will issue a certificate of attendance
to the licensee. Credit hours shall be awarded on an hour for hour basis up to
a maximum of four (4) hours. Credit hours may not be earned when the licensee
attends a disciplinary case session as a party to a disciplinary
action.
(i) By participating as an
anesthesia inspection consultant, a licensee may receive two hours of
continuing education credit each biennium.
(7) This rule shall be reviewed, and if
necessary, repealed, modified, or renewed through the rulemaking process five
years from the effective date.
Rulemaking Authority
456.013(9),
456.0301,
456.031,
466.004(4),
466.0135,
466.014 FS. Law Implemented
456.013(9),
456.0301,
456.031,
456.033,
466.0135,
466.014,
466.017(3), (4)
FS.
New 4-2-86, Amended 12-31-86, 4-26-87, 7-20-87, 9-16-87,
11-18-89, 7-9-90, Formerly 21G-12.013, Amended 5-19-94, 7-18-94, Formerly
61F5-12.013, Amended 11-15-95, 4-8-96, Formerly 59Q-12.013, Amended 2-17-98,
2-15-99, 3-11-99, 11-9-00, 5-20-01, 8-25-03, 5-31-04, 7-13-05, 2-14-06,
12-25-06, 10-10-10, 4-19-18, 8-6-18, 12-11-19, 11-16-21, 6-2-22,
7-10-23.
