Texas Administrative Code|§114.12 Continuing Education for Certificate Holders

                                                
(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.