R4-11-1203. Dentists and Dental Consultants Dentists and dental consultants shall complete 72 hours of recognized continuing dental education in each renewal period as follows: 

1. At least 42 credit hours in any of the following areas: Dental and medical health, preventive services, dental diagnosis and treatment planning, dental recordkeeping, dental clinical procedures, managing medical emergencies, pain management, dental public health, and courses in corrective and restorative oral health and basic dental sciences, which may include current research, new concepts in dentistry, and behavioral and biological sciences that are oriented to dentistry. A licensee who holds a permit to administer general anesthesia, deep sedation, parenteral sedation, or oral sedation who is required to obtain continuing education pursuant to Article 13 may apply those credit hours to the requirements of this Section;

2. No more than 18 credit hours in the following areas: Dental practice organization and management, patient management skills, and methods of health care delivery;

3. At least three credit hours in chemical dependency, which may include tobacco cessation;

4. At least three credit hours in infectious diseases or infectious disease control;

5. At least three credit hours in CPR healthcare provider, ACLS and PALS. Coursework may be completed online if the course requires a physical demonstration of skills; and

6. At least three credit hours in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence.

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