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Board committee backs rule updates: RDAs may take clinical CE online; orthodontic informed-consent language clarified
Summary
The licensing committee recommended re-adoption of chapters 114–116 and proposed allowing registered dental assistants to take clinical continuing education online; committee also cleared language to implement House Bill 4070 requiring written patient acknowledgment of counseling about orthodontic options and risks.
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners’ licensing committee on Feb. 19 recommended several rule actions, including readoption of chapters 114–116, a proposed change to allow registered dental assistants to take clinical continuing-education (CE) hours online, and clarifying language for rules implementing House Bill 4070 on orthodontic devices.
Board staff told the committee that chapters 114–116 were up for readoption and that three written comments had been received; the committee voted to readopt the chapters as proposed. Staff then presented…
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