Membership
The committee shall be composed of eight members.
- three licensed dentists
- two licensed dental hygienists
- two licensed dental assistants
- the Registrar
Terms of Reference
- The committee shall establish and administer the mandatory continuing dental education program in accordance with guidelines established by The Board.
- Determine when each three year cycle begins.
- Approved continuing dental education courses and assigns credits to such courses;
- Encourage sponsoring agencies to offer a sufficient number and variety of continuing dental education courses;
- Cooperates with organized groups within dentistry with regard to continuing dental education requirements;
- Determines the reporting and verification procedures for licensed dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants participating in the mandatory continuing dental education program;
- Reports annually to The Board, the Nova Scotia Dental Association, the Nova Scotia Dental Hygienists' Association and the Nova Scotia Dental Assistants' Association with respect to the MCDE program;
- Impose other requirements for the proper operation of the mandatory continuing dental education program;
- The term of members of the Committee shall be two years and the appointments shall be staggered to permit continuity;
- The Board may appoint any member for two additional consecutive two year terms;
- The Board shall appoint one of the licensed dentists to be Chair of the Committee who shall be entitled to vote on all matters before the Committee;
- The quorum for a meeting of the Committee shall be five.
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