ONLINE COURSE CREDIT
Category B continuing education requirements cannot be met by taking any online course, even live webcasts. 201 KAR 8:140 classifies the category B course requirement as, "twenty (20) hours of scientific dental based courses given in a classroom presentation format."
The Board will not accept Certificates of Attendance indicating the course is "online," "online interactive," or "webcast" for category B credit. Please feel free to contact the Board office with any questions regarding how a CE course will be classified for purposes of maintaining your Kentucky Dental or Dental Hygiene License.
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Continuing Education Requirements |
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All dentists and dental hygienists are required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education every two years.
Category A
Maintaining certification in CPR is required. The hours for CPR do not count toward your required 30 hours. This is considered category "A."
ACLS courses are considered category "B," however dentists who hold Conscious Sedation permits or General Anesthesia permits may not apply these hours toward the 30 hour requirement.
KRS 313.080 (2) and 313.305 (2) require dentists and dental hygienists to take at least a 2-hour course on HIV/AIDS (approved by The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services) once every ten years. The board approves these hours toward the required 30 hours. That is, HIV/AIDS courses may be counted as either category "B" or "C."
Category B
20 hours of scientific-based dental related courses given in presentation format.
Category C
10 hours of course study from any of the following:
1. Scientific
2. Business
3. Home Study
4. Magazine or Journal Articles
5. Computer or Video Articles
6. Non-Dental Health-Related Courses
One hour of category C credit will be given for the following types of meetings:
1. Local society meetings
2. Regional dental meetings
3. National dental meetings
4. Dental specialty meetings
5. Study club meetings
6. Hospital staff meetings
7. Nursing home meetings
2 hours of category C credit will be given for annual state dental or dental hygiene meetings.
The board requires all dentists and dental hygienists to keep all CE documentation, including HIV/AIDS and CPR, for five years.
One clock hour equals one CE point.
An approved provider must approve all courses. Approved providers for categories "B" and "C" are:
1. Kentucky Board of Dentistry
2. American Dental Association
3. American Academy of General Dentistry
4. American Dental Hygienists Association
5. U.S. Military
6. U.S. Dental Schools
7. Any U.S. College giving dental-related courses
8. Any State Board of Dentistry
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Continuing Education Provider Forms |
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Use this form to request approval from the Kentucky Board of Dentistry for a continuing education course:
 CE Course Approval Form [PDF - 146k]
Contact Megan Allen at the Board office with questions regarding Continuing Education course approval.
Use this as a sample of how to certify attendance at your continuing education course:
Sample CE Certificate [PDF - 60k]
Providers of Medical Emergencies courses who wish for hygienists to receive credit for purposesof general supervision should complete this form and include it with their submission to the Board for approval:
General Supervision Medical Emergencies Course Statement [PDF - 83k]
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Helpful Links |
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Click here for the laws that address continuing education for dental professionals:
Continuing Education Regulations
Click here to find out which HIV/AIDS courses are approved for dental professionals in Kentucky:
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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