Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
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. American Academy of Dental Hygiene courses
when set forth on official documentation;
5. National Dental Association and its
affiliate societies;
6. American
Association of Dental Boards;
7.
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;
8. armed services and veterans'
administration dental departments;
9. 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;
10. American Heart Association as a provider
of cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses (Course "C" Basic Life Support for the
Health Care Provider);
11. the
American Red Cross as a provider of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation course
Red Cross professional rescue course;
12. 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).
