(a) Licensees presenting CE courses will be granted:
- (1) Six (6) CEUs for each hour of the original presentation; and
- (2) One (1) CEU for each hour of presentation of the same material.
- (b) Licensees publishing papers will be granted six (6) CEUs for the first publication only.
(c)
- (1) Full-time or part-time teaching in dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting programs that are accredited by CODA will receive CEU credit equal to the number of hours spent teaching didactic classroom courses.
(2)
- (A) Extra hours will not be given for lecture preparation.
- (B) For example, teaching a three-semester-hour course for twelve (12) weeks would result in thirty-six (36) CEUs.
- (3) The dates of the courses, the names of the courses, the name of the institution, and the number of hours spent teaching the course or clinic directly to students must be reported on CE forms provided by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners each license renewal cycle.
(d)
- (1) Clinical instruction supervision in dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting programs that are accredited by CODA will receive CEU credit at a rate of one (1) CEU for every eight (8) hours of clinical supervision or instruction time.
- (2) Documentation of clinical instruction and supervision hours will be required on each license renewal form.
(e)
- (1) Licensed dentists and dental hygienists who instruct and supervise dental, dental hygiene, or dental assisting students enrolled in CODA-accredited programs in off-campus dental clinic facilities (clinical rotations) will receive one (1) CEU hour for every eight (8) hours the students spend under their supervision.
- (2) Documentation of instruction and supervision hours will be required on each license renewal form.
Codification Notes: "CE" means continuing education. "CODA" means Commission on Dental Accreditation.