Wisconsin Administrative Code › Dentistry Examining Board › Chapter DE 13 - Continuing Education › Section DE 13.045 - Continuing education requirements for expanded function dental auxiliaries

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS. Except as provided in sub.
			 (5), in each 2-year period following certification, an expanded function dental
			 auxiliary shall complete 12 credit hours of continuing education related to the
			 clinical practice of expanded function dental auxiliaries or the practice of
			 medicine. No more than 2 of the 12 credit hours may be satisfied by training
			 related to basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Not less than 2
			 of the 12 credit hours shall include training in infection control.
(2) CREDIT FOR TEACHING OR PREPARING A
			 PROGRAM. One hour of teaching or preparing a professional dental or medical
			 program is equivalent to one credit hour of continuing education. A certified
			 individual who teaches or prepares a professional dental or medical program may
			 obtain credit for the program only once every 2-year period.
(3) CREDIT FOR COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES. One
			 credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to 6 credit hours of
			 continuing education. A certified individual may substitute credit hours of
			 college level courses related to the practice of expanded function dental
			 auxiliaries or the practice of medicine for the required continuing education
			 credit hours.
(4) CREDIT FOR
			 DISTANCE EDUCATION. The credit hours required under sub. (1) may be satisfied
			 by independent study, correspondence, or internet programs or
			 courses.
(5) EXEMPTION FOR NEW
			 CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS. Subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant who has
			 had their certification for 2 years or less.
(6) CERTIFICATION STATEMENT. Every 2 years,
			 each certified individual shall sign a statement certifying that within the 2
			 years immediately preceding that time, they have completed the continuing
			 education credit hours required under sub. (1).
Note:
The continuing education certification
				statement form is available on the department's website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
. Completed forms can
				be mailed to the department at 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, WI
				53705.
(7) FAILURE TO
			 COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. A certified individual who fails to meet
			 the continuing education requirements every 2 years may be subject to
			 discipline for unprofessional conduct under s.
			 DE 5.02
			 (16).
(8) TIME LIMITS ON OBTAINING CREDITS. Credit
			 hours completed outside of each 2-year time period may not count towards the
			 requirements in sub. (1).
(9)
			 RECORDKEEPING. Every certified individual shall maintain a written record of
			 the continuing education hours required under sub. (1) for not less than 6
			 years after completion of each credit.
(10) WAIVER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.
			 The board may waive the continuing education requirements under sub. (1) if it
			 finds that exceptional circumstances such as prolonged illness, disability, or
			 other similar circumstances have prevented a certified individual from meeting
			 the requirements.