Section R4-11-1202. Continuing Dental Education Compliance and Renewal Requirements

A.      When applying for a renewal license, certificate, or restricted permit, a licensee, certificate holder, or restricted permit holder shall complete a renewal application provided by the Board.

B.       Before receiving a renewal license or certificate, each licensee or certificate holder shall possess a current form of one of the following:

1.        A current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) health- care provider certificate from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another certifying agency;

2.        Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course completion confirmation from the American Heart Association or another agency. The confirmation must indicate that the course was completed within two years immediately before submitting a renewal application; or

3.        Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) course comple- tion confirmation from the American Heart Association or another agency. The confirmation must indicate that the course was completed within two years immediately before submitting a renewal application.

C.      A licensee or certificate holder shall include an affidavit affirming the licensee’s or certificate holder’s completion of the prescribed credit hours of recognized continuing dental education with a renewal application. A licensee or certificate holder shall include on the affidavit the licensee’s or certificate holder’s name, license or certificate number, the number of hours completed in each category, and the total number of hours completed for activities defined in R4-11-1209(A)(4).

certificate holder fails to meet the credit hour requirement

because of military  service, dental or  religious missionary activity, residence in a foreign country, or other extenuating circumstances as determined by the Board, the Board, upon written request, may grant an extension of time to complete the recognized  continuing  dental  education  credit hour requirement.

E.       The Board shall:

1.        Only accept recognized continuing dental education cred- its accrued during the prescribed period immediately before license or certificate renewal, and

2.        Not allow recognized continuing dental education credit accrued in a renewal period in excess of the amount required in this Article to be carried forward to the next renewal period.

F.        A licensee or certificate holder shall maintain documentation of attendance for each program for which credit is claimed that verifies the recognized continuing dental education credit hours the licensee or certificate holder participated in during the most recently completed renewal period.

G.       Each year, the Board shall audit continuing dental education requirement compliance on a random basis or when informa- tion is obtained which indicates a licensee or certificate holder may not be in compliance with this Article. A licensee or cer- tificate holder selected for audit shall provide the Board with documentation of attendance that shows compliance with the continuing dental education requirements within 60 days from the date the licensee or certificate holder received notice of the audit by certified mail.

H.       If a licensee or certificate holder is found to not be in compli- ance with the continuing dental education requirements, the Board may take any disciplinary or non-disciplinary action authorized by A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 11.

Historical Note

Adopted effective May 21, 1982 (Supp. 82-3). Former Section R4-11-1202 renumbered to R4-11-802, new Sec- tion R4-11-1202 renumbered from R4-11-1403 and amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 580, effective February 4, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Section amended by final

rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 793, effective April 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 3873, effective January 5, 2014 (Supp. 13-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 921, effective August 3, 2015 (Supp. 15-2).