New Jersey Board of Dentistry Law DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Amended by L.1939, c. 108, p. 390, s. 2; L.1942, c. 62, p. 300, s. 1; L.1951, c. 291, p. 1067, s. 1; L.1959, c. 151, p. 595, s. 1. 45:6-10.1 Continuing dental education required. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry shall require each person licensed as a dentist, as a condition for biennial registration pursuant to R.S.45:6-10 and P.L.1972, c.108 (C.45:1-7), to complete a requisite number of credits of continuing dental education, as determined by the board pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.490 (C.45:6-10.2) during each biennial registration period. L.1991, c.490, s.1; amended 2009, c.221, s.2.
45:6-10.2. Standards for continuing education. a. The board shall:
(1) Establish standards for continuing dental education, including the subject matter and content of courses of study, and may establish any core continuing dental educational requirements pursuant to subsection c. of this section that all licensees shall complete as a condition of biennial licensure; (2) Accredit educational and other programs offering credit towards the continuing dental education requirements; and (3) Accredit other equivalent educational programs, including, but not limited to, meetings of constituents and components of dental professional associations recognized by the board, examinations, papers, publications, scientific presentations, teaching and research appointments, table clinics and scientific exhibits, and shall establish procedures for the issuance of credit upon satisfactory proof of the completion of these programs. b. In the case of education courses or programs, each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit. c. The board may, in its discretion, delineate specific topics of dental education for any biennial renewal period or periods as core continuing dental education requirements that the board deems necessary to address developments in science or technology or particular issues or problems. The board shall provide notification of the specific topics and the registration periods to which those requirements apply by direct communication to licensees or through electronic media. L.1991, c.490, s.2; amended 2009, c.221, s.3. 45:6-10.2a. Continuing education for dentists relative to opiods. a. The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry shall require that the number of credits of continuing dental education required of each person licensed as a dentist, as a condition of biennial registration pursuant to R.S.45:6-10 and section 1 of P.L.1972, c.108 (C.45:1-7), include one credit of educational programs or topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including responsible prescribing practices, alternatives to opioids for managing and treating pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion. The continuing dental education requirement in this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.490 (C.45:6-10.1 et seq.), including, but not limited to, the
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