1. (1) Licensees may receive continuing education credit for individual study by submitting an application and documentation of compliance with the requirements of this rule. This application, DH-MQA 1207, Board of Dentistry Individual Study Application, (8/2025), incorporated herein by reference and available at HYPERLINK "http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-18701"http://flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-18701, and is also available on the Department of Health’s website at https://floridasdentistry.gov/resources/.

2. (2) Credit for individual study shall only be awarded in the following manner, for the following educational experiences:

   1. (a) The initial presentation of material falling within the subject areas set forth in Rule 64B5-12.016, F.A.C., which is part of a professional conference or meeting or which is offered at a formal course given in conjunction with a professional conference or meeting. Two hours of continuing education credit shall be awarded for each 50 minute segment of a presentation. The licensee must submit documentation which includes: the name of the professional conference or meeting and its sponsoring organization; the date, location and subject of the presentation; and written confirmation of this information by the sponsoring organization.
   2. (b) Publication of an article or book devoted to a subject area set forth in Rule 64B5-12.016, F.A.C., in journals or other media which select materials through an editorial review process. Continuing education credits in an amount determined by the Board may be awarded for a published article or for a published book upon the licensee’s documentation of the following: the title, authors, subject and length of the article or book; the publisher’s name and date published; and if the licensee co-authored an article or book, documentation of the licensee’s actual contribution to the finished product.
   3. (c) Presentation of a lecture devoted to a subject area set forth in Rule 64B5-12.016, F.A.C., when given as part of a course at a dental, dental hygiene or dental assisting school accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation, its successor agency or other nationally recognized accrediting agency, or as part of a formal course or program approved by the Board pursuant to Rule 64B5-16.002, F.A.C. Two hours of continuing education credit shall be awarded for each 50 minutes of actual lecture time upon the licensee’s documentation of the following: name of the institution, course and program; subject, length and date of the lecture; and written confirmation of this information from the sponsoring institution or program. Licensees may obtain a maximum of 15 hours per biennium.

Rulemaking Authority 466.004, 466.014 FS. Law Implemented 466.0135, 466.014 FS. History–New 4-2-86, Amended 9-7-87, 3-28-88, 1-18-89, Formerly 21G-12.018, 61F5-12.018, 59Q-12.018, Amended 7-13-05, 11-30-25.