SECTION .0200 – CONTINUING EDUCATION
21 NCAC 16R .0201 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED
Except as permitted in Rule .0204 of this Section as a
condition of license renewal, every dentist shall complete at least 15 clock
hours of continuing education each calendar year. Any or all of the hours may
be acquired through self-study courses, provided that the self-study courses shall
be related to clinical patient care and offered by a Board approved sponsor
listed in Rule .0202 of this Section. The dentist shall pass a test following
every self-study course and obtain a certificate of completion. Courses taken
to maintain current CPR certification shall not count toward the mandatory
continuing education hours.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-31.1;
Eff. July 1, 2015.