Wisconsin Administrative Code › Dentistry Examining Board › Chapter DE 13 - Continuing Education › Section DE 13.03 - Continuing education requirements for dentists

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) COMPLETION OF
			 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS. Except as provided under sub. (6), during
			 the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s.
			 440.08 (2) (a),
			 Stats., a dentist shall complete 30 credit hours of continuing education
			 related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine. The 30 credit
			 hours of continuing education shall include not less than 25 credit hours of
			 instruction in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine.
(1m) PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
			 CONTINUING EDUCATION. The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include
			 2 hours in the topic of prescribing of controlled substances for the treatment
			 of dental pain.
(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 licensee who teaches or prepares a professional dental
			 or medical program may obtain credit for the program only once during a
			 biennium. Not more than 4 of the 30 hours may be from teaching.
(3) CREDIT FOR COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES. One
			 credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to 6 credit hours of
			 continuing education. A licensee may substitute credit hours of college level
			 courses related to the practice of dentistry or 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) CREDIT FOR ACCREDITED RESIDENCY TRAINING
			 PROGRAM. Active enrollment in an accredited post-doctoral dental residency
			 training program for at least 12 months of the current licensure cycle will be
			 accepted as meeting the required 30 credit hours of continuing
			 education.
(6) EXEMPTION FOR NEW
			 LICENSEES. Subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a
			 license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the
			 applicant is licensed.
(7)
			 CERTIFICATION STATEMENT. At the time of each renewal, each licensee shall sign
			 a statement certifying that, within the 2 years immediately preceding the
			 renewal date specified under s.
			 440.08 (2) (a),
			 Stats., he or she has completed the continuing education credit hours required
			 under sub. (1).
(8) FAILURE TO
			 COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. A licensee who fails to complete the
			 continuing education requirements by the renewal date specified under s.
			 440.08 (2) (a),
			 Stats., shall not practice dentistry until his or her license is restored under
			 s.
			 DE 2.03
			 (5).
(9) TIME LIMITS ON OBTAINING CREDITS. Credit
			 hours completed before the 2-year period immediately preceding renewal of a
			 license to practice dentistry may not be applied to fulfill the credit hours
			 required under sub. (1).
(10)
			 RECORDKEEPING. Every licensee 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.
(11)
			 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 licensee from meeting the
			 requirements.