<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:43:03:07.01 Continuing education requirements -- Dental hygienists.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:03:07.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:03:07.01 Continuing education requirements -- Dental hygienists."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:43:03:07.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing education requirements -- Dental hygienists.</b> A dental hygienist </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>shall complete at least</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 75 hours of&nbsp; board approved continuing education in each five-year licensure cycle. One hour of continuing education may be earned for each hour of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>attendance at a board approved continuing education course.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Five hours of the required 75 hours must be dental radiography continuing education.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Credit for dental radiography continuing education is limited to 20 hours per five-year licensure</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>cycle.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Credit for nutrition</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> is limited to 15 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for practice management</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> is limited to 10 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for home study </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> is limited to 30 hours per five-year licensure cycle. Credit for cardiopulmonary resuscitation continuing education is limited to 15 hours per five-year licensure cycle.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> Credit for clinical continuing education is unlimited per five-year licensure cycle. Up to five hours of clinical continuing education may be earned for attendance at exhibits at a state, regional, or national dental conference.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The board's continuing education guidelines will be reviewed annually.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 13 SDR 23, effective September 3, 1986; 18 SDR 132, effective February 17, 1992; 20 SDR 18, effective August 16, 1993; 20 SDR 166, effective April 11, 1994; 26 SDR 37, effective September 20, 1999; 35 SDR 67, effective September 25, 2008; 38 SDR 172, effective April 25, 2012</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>; 45 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2018</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-14">36-6A-14(1)</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(3)(11)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 36-6A-55.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-55">36-6A-55.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>