Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-328.41

– Fee - Automatic cancellation.

A. 1. On or before the last day of December of each year,

every dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, and other

licensee or permit holders previously licensed or permitted by the

Board of Dentistry to practice in this state, with the exception of

those listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection, shall submit a

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completed renewal application with information as may be required by

the Board, together with an annual renewal fee established by the

rules of the Board. Upon receipt of the annual renewal fee, the

Board shall issue a renewal certificate authorizing the dentist,

dental hygienist, or dental assistant to continue the practice of

dentistry or dental hygiene, respectively, in this state for a

period of one (1) year. Every license or permit issued by the Board

shall begin on January 1 and expire on December 31 of each year.

2. Resident and fellowship permits shall be valid from July 1

through June 30 of each year and dental student intern permits shall

be valid from August 1 through July 31 of each year.

B. Continuing education requirements shall be due at the end of

each two-year period.

C. 1. Continuing education requirements for a dentist or

dental hygienist shall consist of:

a. a live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class

approved by the Board,

b. an ethics class approved by the Board,

c. for a dentist, two (2) hours of opioid and scheduled

drug prescribing classes, and

d. any combination of the following:

(1) completion of classes at a university, college or

technology center school accredited by the

Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or

college courses related to dentistry, which shall

count equal to credit hours received on a

transcript,

(2) teaching one or more classes at a school or

program accredited by CODA, for which the dentist

or dental hygienist shall receive credit for the

semester credit hours and one (1) hour of credit

per eighteen (18) hours of clinical instruction,

(3) publishing papers, presenting clinics and

lecturing, for which the dentist or dental

hygienist shall receive six (6) credit hours for

each hour of the original presentation and hour-

for-hour credit for a subsequent presentation of

the same material. No more than fifty percent

(50%) of total required continuing education

hours may be fulfilled by activities described in

this division,

(4) a scientific-based medical treatment and patient

care class approved by the Board,

(5) any health-related program sponsored by the

United States Department of Veteran Affairs or

Armed Forces provided at a government facility,

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(6) formal meetings by national or state professional

organizations for dental providers, or

university-sponsored professional alumni clinical

meetings approved by the Board,

(7) organized study clubs,

(8) uncompensated volunteer work at an event approved

by the Board not to exceed seven (7) hours for a

dentist or four (4) hours for a dental hygienist,

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(6) formal meetings by national or state professional

organizations for dental providers, or

university-sponsored professional alumni clinical

meetings approved by the Board,

(7) organized study clubs,

(8) uncompensated volunteer work at an event approved

by the Board not to exceed seven (7) hours for a

dentist or four (4) hours for a dental hygienist,

or

(9) practice-management-related courses not to exceed

four (4) hours for a dentist or two (2) hours for

a dental hygienist.

2. Full-time graduate study, internships, residencies and

dentists and dental hygienists engaged in a full-time program

accredited by CODA shall be exempt from continuing education for a

continuing education year per academic year completed.

3. New graduates of dental and hygiene programs shall not be

required to complete continuing education for the first year after

graduation. Continuing education requirements for dentists and

dental hygienists who are new graduates shall begin July 1 of the

calendar year following the year of graduation. Hours shall be

prorated by year of new licensure.

4. A dentist or dental hygienist on active duty military

service shall be exempt from continuing education if he or she is:

a. currently on full-time active duty service as a

dentist or dental hygienist for a minimum of eighteen

(18) months in a two-year continuing education cycle

and is deployed outside of the United States, or

b. a licensed dentist or dental hygienist serving in the

reserve components of the armed forces as specified in

10 U.S.C., Section 10101, who is actively deployed

outside of the United States for a minimum of eighteen

(18) months in a two-year continuing education cycle.

D. 1. Dentists shall complete forty (40) hours of continuing

education with no more than twenty (20) hours to be completed

online. Dental hygienists shall complete twenty (20) hours of

continuing education with no more than ten (10) hours to be

completed online. Interactive classes or webinar classes may, at

the discretion of the Board, count as in-person.

2. Dental assistants with an oral maxillofacial expanded duty

permit shall complete eight (8) hours of continuing education

including one (1) hour of infection control.

3. All other dental assistants shall complete two (2) hours of

infection control.

4. Any newly licensed dentist shall complete a two-hour opioid

and scheduled drug prescribing class within one (1) year of

obtaining licensure.

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E. Upon failure of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental

assistant to pay the annual renewal fee within two (2) months after

January 1 of each year, the Board shall notify the dentist, dental

hygienist, dental assistant, or other permit holder that the license

or permit will be officially canceled as of April 1 pursuant to

subsection M of Section 328.21 of this title. A list of canceled

licenses or permits not otherwise renewed shall be published at the

following meeting of the Board.

F. Any dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant whose

license or permit is automatically canceled by reason of failure,

neglect or refusal to secure the renewal certificate may be

reinstated by the Board at any time within five (5) years from the

date of the expiration of the license, upon payment of the annual

renewal fee and a penalty fee established by the rules of the Board.

The Board may require any training or continuing education

requirements be met prior to reinstatement.

G. A dentist, dental assistant, or dental hygienist who is on

active duty with any of the Armed Forces of the United States and is

deployed outside of the United States shall be exempt from renewal

fees.

H. In case of a lost or destroyed license or renewal

certificate and upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction

thereof, the Board may issue a duplicate, charging therefor a fee
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G. A dentist, dental assistant, or dental hygienist who is on

active duty with any of the Armed Forces of the United States and is

deployed outside of the United States shall be exempt from renewal

fees.

H. In case of a lost or destroyed license or renewal

certificate and upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction

thereof, the Board may issue a duplicate, charging therefor a fee

established by the rules of the Board.

I. A dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant that is in

good standing and not under investigation that notifies the Board in

writing of a voluntary nonrenewal of license or requests retirement

status shall have a right to renew or reinstate his or her license

within five (5) years from the date of notice. The Board may

require any training or continuing education requirements to be met

prior to reinstatement.

J. A dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant that has

not had an active license or permit in excess of five (5) years

shall be required to apply as a new applicant.

K. Any application for a license or permit that has remained

inactive for more than one (1) year shall be closed.