Haw. Code R. § 16-79-141 - Continuing education categories
(a) All eligible CE
categories shall be relevant to the care and treatment of patients and shall
consist of the following required categories:
(1) Clinical courses:
(A) Shall be directly related to the
provision of oral health care and treatment of patients;
(B) Shall be comprised of more than one half
of the required CE hours per biennium for each dentist; and
(C) Shall be comprised of more than one half
of the required CE hours per biennium for each dental hygienist;
(2) BLS courses:
(A) Shall be completed, continuously current,
and include a hands-on component;
(B) Shall be sponsored by the American Heart
Association, the American Red Cross, or from a sponsoring organization approved
pursuant to section
16-79-143;
(C) Shall be a Basic Life Support for
Healthcare Providers course;
(D) A
dentist administering general anesthesia or moderate sedation shall be required
to complete the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course or if treating pediatric
patients, the Pediatric Advanced Life Support course; provided that both
courses shall be completed if the dentist is treating pediatric patients and
minors thirteen years or older;
(E)
Shall be limited to a maximum of four CE hours per biennium; and
(F) All BLS courses shall not be credited
toward fulfilling the clinical course requirements of subsection (a)(1)(B) or
(C);
(3) Ethics courses:
(A) Ethics course of at least two hours per
biennium for dental hygienists; and
(B) Ethics course of at least three hours per
year for dentists;
(b) Other eligible categories include:
(1) Non-clinical courses which are related to
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene including, but not limited to,
patient management, practice management, ethics and the law;
(2) Volunteer hours:
(A) Participation in the promotion of oral
health;
(B) Participation in the
licensure examination calibration; and
(C) Shall be limited to a maximum of four CE
hours per biennium;
(3)
Didactic, clinical or non-clinical oral health instructor's hours shall be
limited to a maximum of two CE hours per biennium; and
(4) Attendance hours:
(A) During any convention of the ADA and its
recognized component organizations or the ADHA and its recognized component
organizations; and
(B) Shall be
limited to a maximum of two CE hours per biennium.
(c) Courses in estate planning,
membership, marketing, business, personal financial planning, and investments
shall not be eligible CE categories.
(d) Licensees may satisfy the CE program
requirements in the required categories listed in subsection (a)(1) or in the
other eligible categories listed in subsection (b) through computer,
correspondence courses, or courses presented via other media, such as audio and
video tape recording; provided that those courses do not comprise more than
eight CE hours.
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