New Jersey Board of Dentistry Law DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY authority of the board to waive the provisions of this section for a specific individual if the board deems it is appropriate to do so. b. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2017, c.28, s.18. 45:6-10.3. Compliance and evaluation. The board may: a. Establish procedures for monitoring compliance with the continuing dental education requirements; and b. Establish procedures to evaluate and grant approval to providers of continuing dental education courses and programs. L.1991, c.490, s.3; amended 2009, c.221, s.4. 45:6-10.4 Hardship waivers, waivers for certain volunteers. a. The board may in its discretion, waive requirements for continuing dental education on an individual basis for reasons of hardship such as illness or disability, retirement of the license, or other good cause. b. The board may, in its discretion, waive up to one half of the biennial continuing dental education requirements for a licensee who renders volunteer dental services to eligible persons, provided that core continuing dental educational requirements, if any, shall not be waived for this purpose; and one half-hour of one continuing dental education credit hour shall be waived for each hour of volunteer dental service. L.1991, c.490, s.4; amended 2009, c.221, s.5. 45:6-10.5. Initial registration The board shall not require completion of continuing dental education credits for initial registration. L.1991,c.490,s.5. 45:6-10.6. Phase-in of requirements a. The board shall not require completion of continuing dental education credits for any registration periods commencing within 12 months of the effective date of this act. b. The board shall require completion of continuing dental education credits on a pro rata basis for any registration periods commencing more than 12 but less than 24 months following the effective
date of this act. L.1991,c.490,s.6.
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