TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 DENTISTRY (DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS,
ETC.)
PART 62 DENTAL THERAPISTS, CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
16.5.62.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico
Board of Dental Health Care.
[16.5.62.1 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.2 SCOPE: The provisions
of Part 62 of Chapter 5 apply to all licensed dental therapists who are
applying to renew their license.
[16.5.62.2 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Part 62 of Chapter 5 is promulgated pursuant
to the Dental Health Care Act, Section 61-5A-10 NMSA 1978.
[16.5.62.3 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.5.62.4 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE:
May 30, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.5.62.5 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.6 OBJECTIVE: To establish
criteria for continuing education for dental therapists licensed in New Mexico.
[16.5.62.6 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
[16.5.62.7 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.8 HOURS
REQUIRED: 15 hours of continuing education in addition
to the 45 hours required for the dental hygiene license, a maximum of fifty
percent of the required 15 hours can be on-line, webinars or self-study are
required during each triennial renewal cycle as defined in 16.5.1 NMAC. Continuing education received after
submission of renewal materials but prior to actual expiration date may be used
for the requirements of the next renewal cycle.
Continuing education requirements are pro-rated at 20 hours per full
year of the initial licensing period. Initial
licenses issued for less than a full year do not require continuing education
for the first renewal.
[16.5.62.8 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.9 COURSES
REQUIRED: a minimum of 15 hours per triennial renewal
cycle in any of in any of the following subjects are required for dental
therapist license renewal:
A. dental materials and restorative
technique.
B. palliative care.
C. pediatric dentistry.
D. geriatric dentistry.
[16.5.62.9 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.10 VERIFICATION
OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: The board will select renewal applications
for verification of continuing education.
Audit requests will be included with the renewal notice and those
selected individuals will be asked to submit proof of compliance with the
continuing education requirements. Continuing education records may be audited by
the board at any time. The records
identified in Subsection F of 16.5.1.15 NMAC are considered acceptable forms of
documentation. Continuing education
records must be maintained for one year following the renewal cycle in which
they are earned.
[16.5.62.10 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
16.5.62.11 EMERGENCY
DEFERRAL:
A. A licensee unable to fulfill the
continuing education requirements may apply to the board for an emergency
deferral of the requirements due to extenuating circumstances as defined in
16.5.1.7 NMAC. Deferrals of up to four
months may be granted by a designee of the board.
B. A licensee practicing or residing
outside the United States shall not be required to fulfill the continuing
education requirements for the period of the absence.
(1) The board must be notified prior to
license expiration that the licensee will be outside the US, including the
period of the absence.
(2) Upon return to the US, the licensee
shall complete the continuing education required for the years of practice
within the US during the renewal cycle, or apply for an emergency deferral.
[16.5.62.11 NMAC - N, 5/30/2021]
HISTORY OF 16.5.62 NMAC: [RESERVED]