DE 13.01DE 13.01 Authority. The rules in this chapter are adopted by the dentistry examining board under the authority of ss. 227.11 (2), 447.02 (1) (f), 447.055 and 447.056, Stats.

DE 13.02(1)(1) “Accredited” means accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor agency.

DE 13.02(2)(2) “Credit hour” means 60 minutes, of which at least 50 minutes are instruction attended by the student.

DE 13.02(3)(3) “Professional organization” means an organization that seeks to further the dental, dental hygiene, or medical professions, the interests of licensees engaged in those professions, and the public interests. “Professional organization” includes a study group, as defined in sub. (4).

DE 13.02(4)(4) “Study group” means a group of 2 or more dentists or dental hygienists who discuss continuing education topics relating to the practice of dentistry or medicine, or the clinical practice of dental hygiene, and that satisfies all of the following:

DE 13.03(1)(1) Completion of continuing education credit hours. Except as provided under sub. (6), during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., a dentist shall complete 30 credit hours of continuing education related to the practice of dentistry or the practice of medicine. The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include not less than 25 credit hours of instruction in clinical dentistry or clinical medicine.

DE 13.03(1m)(1m) Prescribing controlled substances continuing education. The 30 credit hours of continuing education shall include 2 hours in the topic of prescribing of controlled substances for the treatment of dental pain.

DE 13.03(2)(2) Credit for teaching or preparing a program. One hour of teaching or preparing a professional dental or medical program is equivalent to one credit hour of continuing education. A licensee who teaches or prepares a professional dental or medical program may obtain credit for the program only once during a biennium. Not more than 4 of the 30 hours may be from teaching.

DE 13.03(3)(3) Credit for college level courses. One credit hour of a college level course is equivalent to 6 credit hours of continuing education. A licensee may substitute credit hours of college level courses related to the practice of dentistry or medicine for the required continuing education credit hours.

DE 13.03(4)(4) Credit for distance education. The credit hours required under sub. (1) may be satisfied by independent study, correspondence, or internet programs or courses.

DE 13.03(5)(5) Credit for accredited residency training program. Active enrollment in an accredited post-doctoral dental residency training program for at least 12 months of the current licensure cycle will be accepted as meeting the required 30 credit hours of continuing education.

DE 13.03(6)(6) Exemption for new licensees. Subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the applicant is licensed.

DE 13.03(7)(7) Certification statement. At the time of each renewal, each licensee shall sign a statement certifying that, within the 2 years immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), Stats., he or she has completed the continuing education credit hours required under sub. (1).