The following definitions of terms shall apply to this part:
- (a) "Certificate of CEU credit" means a document issued to a particular licensee by a provider certifying that the licensee has satisfactorily completed a program of continuing education;
- (b) "Clinical dental care or dental hygiene care subjects" means those areas of study that deal with the performance of dental or dental hygiene services for patients;
- (c) "Continuing education" means dental education designed to maintain professional competence in the practice of dental hygiene and/or dentistry, improve professional skills, and preserve dental standards for the purpose of protecting the public health and welfare;
- (d) "Continuing education unit" (CEU) means one hour of attendance at lectures, seminars and meetings, 30 minutes of attendance at clinical or laboratory participatory courses, or 20 minutes as a presenter of an original paper, essay, or formal lecture to a group of professionals, not including certification in a specialty;
- (e) "Licensee" means any active or inactive licensed dental hygienist or dentist in the State of New Hampshire; and
- (f) "Non-clinical subjects" means those areas of study related to personal development or practice management as related to dentistry or dental hygiene.
Source. #5332, eff 4-1-92 (from Den 304.02), EXPIRED: 4-1-98 New. #6909, eff 12-9-98, EXPIRED: 12-9-06 New. #8838, eff 3-9-07; ss by #10794, eff 3-7-15; ss by #12428, eff 12-6-17