Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Dentistry › Board of Dentistry - General Rules › Part 2 - LICENSURE › Section R. 338.11247 - Limited licenses; issuance; requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1247.
(1)
					 The board may issue an educational limited license for postgraduate education,
					 under section 16182(2)(a) of the code, MCL
					 333.16182, to an applicant who is
					 a graduate of a dental, dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assistant
					 program, and who is engaged in a CODA-accredited postgraduate dental education
					 program. An educational limited license must be renewed annually at the
					 discretion of the department, and except for a 1-time extension that may be
					 granted by the board, it is renewable only 7 times. An applicant for an
					 educational limited license shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Submit the required fee and a completed
					 application on a form provided by the department.
(b) Meet the requirements of
					 R 338.7001 to
					 R 338.7005, any other rules
					 promulgated under the code, and the requirements of section 16174 of the code,
					 MCL 333.16174.
(c) Submit proof of graduation from a dental,
					 dental therapy, dental hygiene, or dental assistant program in the form of a
					 certified copy of a diploma and transcript. If the transcript is issued in a
					 language other than English, an applicant shall submit an original, official
					 translation.
(d) Submit
					 documentation verifying that the applicant has been accepted into a
					 CODA-accredited postgraduate dental education program.
(e) Beginning 6 months after the effective
					 date of this subdivision, submit proof of current certification in BLS or ACLS
					 for healthcare providers with a hands-on component from an agency or
					 organization that grants certification pursuant to standards equivalent to
					 those established by the AHA, earned within the 2-year period before receiving
					 the license.
(f) Beginning 6 months
					 after the effective date of this subdivision, submit proof of having attended
					 training of at least 1 hour in infection control that includes sterilization of
					 hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and the CDC infection control
					 guidelines.
(g) An educational
					 limited license holder shall not hold themselves out to the public as being
					 engaged in the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, dental hygiene, or as a
					 dental assistant, or provide dental services outside the licensee's
					 postgraduate dental education program.
(h) An educational limited licensed dentist,
					 dental therapist, or dental hygienist may perform dental procedures on patients
					 as directed by the licensee's postgraduate dental education program if the
					 procedures are performed under the general supervision, as that term is defined
					 in R 338.11401(d), of
					 a fully licensed dentist.
(i) An
					 educational limited licensed dental assistant may perform dental procedures on
					 patients as directed by the licensee's postgraduate dental education program if
					 the applicant complies with all of the following:
(i) The procedures are performed under the
					 direct supervision, as that term is defined in
					 R 338.11401(c), of
					 a fully licensed dentist.
(ii) The
					 limited licensed dental assistant has satisfied the 35 hours of additional
					 education in an approved course as required under sections 16611(7) and (11) to
					 (13) of the code, MCL
					 333.16611.
(iii) The limited licensed dental assistant
					 has successfully completed a course in dental radiography that is substantially
					 equivalent to a course taught in a program approved by the board under
					 R 338.11302,
					 R 338.11303, or
					 R
					 338.11307.