§ 328.41. Renewal certificate--Continuing education requirements--Fee--Automatic cancellation
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2022
Effective: November 1, 2022
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 328.41
§ 328.41. Renewal certificate--Continuing education requirements--Fee--Automatic cancellation
A. 1. On or before the last day of December of each year, every dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, oral maxillofacial surgery assistant and other licensee or permit holders previously licensed or permitted by the Board to practice in this state, with the exception of those listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection, shall submit a completed renewal application with information as may be required by the Board, together with an annual renewal fee established by the rules of the Board. Upon receipt of the annual renewal fee, the Board shall issue a renewal certificate authorizing the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant to continue the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, respectively, in this state for a period of one (1) year. Every license or permit issued by the Board shall begin on January 1 and expire on December 31 of each year.
(3) publishing papers, presenting clinics and lecturing, for which the dentist or dental hygienist shall receive six (6) credit hours for each hour of the original presentation and hour-for-hour credit for a subsequent presentation of the same material. No more than fifty percent (50%) of total required continuing education hours may be fulfilled by activities described in this division,
3. New graduates of dental and hygiene programs shall not be required to complete continuing education for the first year after graduation. Continuing education requirements for dentists and dental hygienists who are new graduates shall begin July 1 of the calendar year following the year of graduation. Hours shall be prorated by year of new licensure.
D. 1. Dentists shall complete forty (40) hours of continuing education with no more than twenty (20) hours to be completed online. Hygienists shall complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education with no more than ten (10) hours to be completed online. Interactive classes or webinar classes may, at the discretion of the Board, count as in-person.
E. Upon failure of a dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant to pay the annual renewal fee within two (2) months after January 1 of each year, the Board shall notify the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, oral maxillofacial surgery assistant, or other permit holder that the license or permit will be officially cancelled as of April 1 pursuant to subsection M of Section 328.21 of this title. A list of cancelled licenses or permits not otherwise renewed shall be published at the following meeting of the Board.
F. Any dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant whose license or permit is automatically canceled by reason of failure, neglect or refusal to secure the renewal certificate may be reinstated by the Board at any time within one (1) year from the date of the expiration of the license, upon payment of the annual renewal fee and a penalty fee established by the rules of the Board. If the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant does not apply for renewal of the license or permit and pay the required fees within one (1) year after the license has expired, then the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant or oral maxillofacial surgery assistant shall be required to file an application for and take the examination or other requirements provided for in the State Dental Act or the rules promulgated by the Board before again commencing practice.
I. A dentist, dental hygienist, oral maxillofacial surgery assistant or dental assistant that is in good standing and not under investigation that notifies the Board in writing of a voluntary nonrenewal of license or requests retirement status shall have a right to renew or reinstate his or her license within five (5) years from the date of notice. The Board may require any training or continuing education requirements to be met prior to reinstatement.
Credits
Laws 1970, c. 173, § 41, eff. July 1, 1970; Laws 1999, c. 280, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 172, § 6, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003; Laws 2012, c. 270, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 405, § 15, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 22, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2017, c. 302, § 6, emerg. eff. May 17, 2017; Laws 2018, c. 151, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 397, § 9; Laws 2021, c. 566, § 12, emerg. eff. May 28, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 158, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 328.41, OK ST T. 59 § 328.41
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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