Continuing Education Hours Requirements
1) Beginning with the September 30, 2009 renewal and every renewal thereafter, each person who applies for renewal of a license as a dental hygienist shall have completed 36 hours of CE relevant to the practice of dental hygiene during the prerenewal period.
2) A prerenewal period is the 36 months preceding September 30 of the year of the renewal.
3) A renewal applicant is not required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal following the original issuance of a dental or dental hygienist license.
4) Dental hygienist licensed in Illinois but residing in other states shall comply with the CE requirements set forth in this Section.
5) Continuing education credit for hours used to satisfy the CE requirements of another state may be applied to fulfillment of the CE requirements of the State of Illinois.
• All CE courses shall be relevant to the treatment and care of patients and shall be:
• Clinical courses in dentistry and dental hygiene; or
• Nonclinical subjects that relate to the skills necessary to provide dental or dental hygiene services and are supportive of clinical services (i.e., patient management, legal and ethical responsibilities, stress management). Courses not acceptable for the purpose of this definition include, but are not limited to, estate planning, financial planning, investments and personal health.
• No more than 50% of the required CE credit hours during a prerenewal period may be acquired through correspondence courses.
• Hours for CPR recertification shall not be counted toward meeting CE requirements for dental hygienists.
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Resources for Free CE
www.brushtest.com, sponsored by Oral CDx and the ADA. On Oral Cancer and
prevention.
http://www.dentalcare.com/
http://www.dentalcare.com/soap/conteduc/conteduc.htm
http://www.sonicare.com/
http://www.oralcdx.com/
http://www.mchoralhealth.org/SpecialCare/
www.perioeducation.com
www.gcatraining.com
www.gcamerica.com
http://espertiseinteractivelearning.com/training.asp
Use this link for more information on CE offered throughout the US:
https://www.dentaljobs.net/ce.asp
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