(a) To renew a certificate of registration issued under this chapter, a dental assistant must complete six (6) hours of continuing education each year in areas covering dental assistant duties. At least three (3) of these six (6) hours must be clinical continuing education.
(b) A dental assistant may fulfill the continuing education requirement through board-approved self-study, interactive computer courses, or lecture courses. All continuing education must be offered by providers approved under 22 Texas Administrative Code §104.2.
(c) As a prerequisite to the renewal of a dental assistant's certificate of registration, a course in human trafficking prevention approved by the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission must be completed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §114.12 adopted to be effective February 2, 2010, 35 TexReg 640; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6281; amended to be effective December 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 9512