Listed below are the instances in which a licensee may be exempt from continuing
education requirements:

Dentist:

• exempt during the biennium in which they receive initial licensure;
• if enrolled in a post-graduate specialty training or residency program at a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation;

or

• serving as full-time faculty members at a dental, dental hygiene or dental assisting school accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission of Dental Accreditation.

Dental Hygienist:

• exempt during the biennium in which they receive initial licensure;
• enrolled full-time in an academic program directly related to dentistry or dental hygiene;

or

• serving as full-time faculty members at a dental, hygiene school or dental assisting school accredited by the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.