S.D. Admin. R. 20:43:03:07

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 57, November 12, 2024

Section 20:43:03:07 - Continuing education requirements - Dentists

A dentist shall complete at least 100 hours of board approved continuing education in each five-year licensure cycle. One hour of continuing education may be earned for each hour of attendance at a board approved continuing education course.

Fifty hours of the required 100 hours must be academic. Academic hours must directly relate to the provision of clinical dental services and meet one of the following criteria:

(1) The course must be taken physically at a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation;

(2) The course presenter shall be affiliated with a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation;

(3) The provider organization shall be approved by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program; or

(4) The provider organization shall be approved by the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval For Continuing Education.

Credit for nutrition continuing education is limited to 15 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for practice management continuing education is limited to ten hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for home study continuing education is limited to 30 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for cardiopulmonary resuscitation continuing education is limited to 15 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for clinical continuing education is unlimited per five-year licensure cycle. Up to five hours of clinical continuing education may be earned for attendance at exhibits at a state, regional, or national dental conference.

Dentists holding a general anesthesia and deep sedation, moderate sedation, or host permit must complete an additional 25 hours of continuing education in anesthesia related topics per five-year licensure cycle.

The board's continuing education guidelines shall be reviewed annually.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:43:03:07

SL 1975, ch 16; 45 SDR 035, effective 9/19/2018; 48 SDR 062, effective 12/13/2021

General Authority: SDCL 36-6A-14(1)(3)(11)(14)(20).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-6A-14(1)(3)(11)(13), 36-6A-55.