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4206.1 This section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license, subject to section 4206.2, beginning with the renewal period ending December 31, 2007, and for subsequent terms.
4206.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination or endorsement, nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.
4206.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 4207.
4206.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of credit, which shall include current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for health care providers (“CPR certification”) and four (4) hours of infection control in approved continuing education programs within the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires.
4206.5 Not more than eight (8) continuing education units (“CEUs”) for approved internet continuing education courses may be accepted in any renewal period, or for reinstatement or reactivation of a license.
4206.6 Internet courses and programs shall not be used to satisfy the continuing education CPR certification requirement.
4206.7 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2001) who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include current CPR certification and four (4) hours of infection control, obtained within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reactivation of that applicant’s license and an additional twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the applicant was inactive status beginning with the third year.
4206.8 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include current CPR certification and four (4) hours of infection control, obtained within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reinstatement of the applicant’s license and an additional twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the license was expired beginning with the third year.
(e) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.
4206.10 An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting this proof pursuant to § 4206.9 and by paying the required additional late fee.
4206.11 Upon submitting proof of having completed continuing education requirements and paying the late fee, the applicant shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee.
4206.12 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of applicant’s license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.
(b) The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant’s immediate family.
(b) Meetings and activities not related to the administrative or clinical practice of dentistry; or (c) Other activities, which are not of the type of activities approved by the Board.
4207.1 The Board, in its discretion, may approve continuing education programs and activities that contribute to the growth of an applicant in professional competence in the practice of dentistry and which meet the other requirements of this section.
(2) Be submitted by the program sponsors to the Board for review no less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of the presentation and be approved by the Board.
4207.4 The Board may issue and update a list of approved continuing education programs.
4207.5 An applicant shall have the burden of verifying whether the Board pursuant to this section prior to attending the program approves a program.
(d) Participation in research as a principal investigator or research assistant.
4208.1 The Board may grant continuing education credit for whole hours only, with a minimum of fifty (50) minutes constituting one (1) credit hour.
4208.2 For approved undergraduate or graduate courses, each semester hour of credit shall constitute fifteen (15) hours of continuing education credit, and each quarter hour of credit shall constitute ten (10) hours of continuing education credit.
4208.3 The Board may grant a maximum of thirteen (13) continuing education credits per year to an applicant who attends a full time post-graduate education program.
4208.4 The Board may grant credit to an applicant who serves as an instructor or speaker at an acceptable program for both preparation and presentation time, subject to the following restrictions: (a) The maximum amount of credit which may be granted for preparation time is twice the amount of the associated presentation time; (b) The maximum amount of credit which may be granted pursuant to this subsection is fifty percent (50%) of an applicant’s continuing education requirement; and (c) The presentation shall have been completed during the period for which credit is claimed.
4208.5 The Board may grant an applicant who is an author or editor of a published book twentyfive (25) continuing education credits, if the book has been published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed, and the applicant submits proof of this fact in the application.
4208.6 The Board may grant an applicant who is an author of a published original paper five (5) continuing education credits, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 4208.5. 4208.7 The Board may grant an applicant who is the sole author of a published book review, review paper, or abstract, two (2) continuing education credits, subject to the same restrictions set forth for books in § 4208.5.

References: § 4207
 § 4206
 § 511
 § 3
 § 4206
 § 4206
 § 4206
 § 4208
 § 4208