I-287 - Modernizing Dental Licensure—Pandemic Changes and the Future

Monday, March 21, 2022

10:30am – 11:30am EST

CE: 1 Hr.

Presenter(s)

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Cecile Feldman, D.M.D.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Dental Medicine

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Steven Lepowsky, D.D.S.

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., Ph.D.

University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry
Brian Howe, D.M.D., M.S., FICD

University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics

Session Description: The pandemic forced a number of changes in the initial dental and dental hygiene licensure processes. A panel of members of the Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure will review the implications of these changes and future efforts to continue increasing portability of licensure and eliminating the requirement of patient based, single encounter exams. Licensure is a significant concern of graduating students and advocacy for change is important.

Learning Objectives:

Describe key elements in modernizing dental licensure at the state and national level.
Identify pathways to licensure that eliminate the patient based, single encounter examination requirement and promote portability across the United States.
Recognize methods to advocate for change in dental and dental hygiene licensure.