Memorandum

Date: November 1, 2004

To: Affiliate Program Chairs

The Florida Board of Dentistry requires the following for all continuing education requests:

30 days advanced notice for approval of credited courses
Course description
Speaker CV – (Definition of CV below)

Please submit the above mention items with the CE Voucher Request form 30 days prior to course date.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

 

Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)?

What's the difference between a resume and a CV? The primary differences are the length, the content and the purpose. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. A goal of resume writing is to be brief and concise since, at best, the resume reader will spend a minute or so reviewing your qualifications.

A Curriculum Vitae, commonly referred to as CV, is a longer (two or more pages), more detailed synopsis. It includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details.

Enclosures: Florida Board of Dentistry Subject Area Requirements for continuing education. (See below)

64B5-12.016 Subject Area Requirements.

1. Regardless of the manner by which a licensee obtains continuing education, no credit will be awarded unless the subject matter falls within the following subject matter categories:

   (a) Basic medical and scientific subjects, including but not limited to – biology, microbiology, anatomy, dental anatomy, microscopic anatomy, pathology, physiology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, neurology, pharmacology, anesthesia, analgesia, diet and nutrition as it relates to the conditions of the human oral cavity.
   
   (b) Clinical and technical subjects, including but not limited to – techniques in general dentistry or recognized specialties, dental materials and equipment, diagnosis and treatment planning, asepsis and sterilization techniques and radiology.
   
   (c) Patient health and safety subjects including but not limited to – public health problems, communicable diseases, emergency care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, advanced life support, anesthesia, patient stress management and risk management.
   
   (d) Subjects dealing with licensees’ legal responsibilities, including but not limited to the laws and rules governing the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
   
   (e) One hour of credit will be awarded for completion of a course on domestic violence as required by Section 456.031, F.S.
   
   (f) Formal group discussions concerning case presentations sponsored by approved providers.
   

2. No continuing education credit shall be given for courses which do not directly relate to providing dental care. The following types of courses do not relate directly to providing dental care – organization or design of a dental office, practice development or management, marketing of dental services, investments or financial management and personnel management.
   
   
3. No continuing education credit shall be given for identical courses taken during the same biennium.
   
   
4. For the biennium ending February 28, 2004, a licensee may receive a maximum of two hour of continuing education credit for completing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) related courses

Specific Authority 466.004(4), 466.0135, 466.014 FS. Law Implemented 456.031, 466.0135, 466.014 FS. History–New 4-2-86, Amended 1-18-89,7-9-90, 2-1-93, Formerly 21G-12.016, 61F5-12.016, Amended 9-27-95, Formerly 59Q-12.016, Amended 10-29-00, 5-20-01,5-31-04.

64B5-12.0175 Standards for Approved Providers.
Approved continuing professional education providers and providers authorized pursuant to paragraph 64B5-12.013(3)(b), F.A.C., shall comply with the following requirements:

1. All courses shall reflect appropriate didactic and clinical training for the subject matter and shall be designed to meet specifically stated educational objectives.
   
   
2. Instructors shall be adequately qualified by training, experience or licensure to teach specified courses. Because domestic violence courses must contain information specifically appropriate for, directly pertinent to, and useful in, dentistry, all domestic violence instructors shall be familiar with dental injuries indicative of domestic violence, reporting obligations under Florida and federal law, and incidence statistics in the dental profession. Instructors who have had a professional license revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, in Florida or in another jurisdiction, shall be disqualified when the nature and number of disciplinary actions indicate a conscious disregard for the laws, rules and ethics of the profession.
   
   
3. Any clinical dental hygiene course in which patients are treated during instruction must be supervised by a licensed dentist.
   
   
4. Facilities and equipment for each course in which patients are treated during instruction shall be adequate for the subject matter and method of instruction.
   
   
5. Course length shall be sufficient to provide meaningful education in the subject matter presented. One half hour or one hour of continuing education credit shall be awarded for each 25 or 50 minutes of actual classroom or clinical instruction, respectively. No continuing education credit shall be awarded for participation of less than 25 minutes.
   
   
6. Providers shall provide written certification to each participant who completes a continuing education course or portion of that course which consists of at least 25 minutes of instruction. Certification shall include the participant’s name and license number, the provider’s name and number, the course title, instructor, location, date offered and hours of continuing education credit awarded and validation through the signature of the provider, official representative or instructor.
   
   
7. Providers shall maintain records of each course offering for 4 years following each licensure biennium during which the course was offered. Course records shall include a course outline which reflects its educational objectives, the instructor’s name, the date and location of the course, participants’ evaluations of the course, the hours of continuing education credit awarded for each participant and a roster of participants by name and license number.
   
   
8. Providers’ records and courses shall be subject to Board review. Failure to maintain the standards set forth in this rule shall subject the provider to the suspension or rescission of the providership.
   
   
9. The provider number shall not be used on any advertisement or certification for a course that does not meet the requirements of Rule 64B5-12.016, F.A.C.
   
   
10. A licensee who has been approved as a provider may not give more than 12 hours of continuing education credit in subjects other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation to office staff, employees, or fellow employees during a biennium.

Specific Authority 466.004(4), 466.014 FS. Law Implemented 466.0135, 466.014 FS. History–New 1-18-89, Amended 7-9-90, Formerly 21G-12.0175, 61F5-12.0175, 59Q-12.0175, Amended 10-3-99, 10-29-00, 3-7-02.