R.C.S.A. § 20-123b-4
Qualifications for a moderate sedation permit
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-123b-4
permit shall:
(a) Comply with one of the following:
(1) document by patient anesthesia or sedation records the completion of a minimum of
twelve parenterally administered conscious sedation procedures per year performed
in the office, for each of the three one-year periods immediately preceding the date
of application; and submit certification of completion of a minimum of twenty-four
hours of continuing education in one of the following areas within the three year
period immediately preceding the issuance of the permit; anesthesia, parenterally
administered conscious sedation, or emergency medicine; or
(2) graduate from a dental school or post-doctoral dental residency program accredited
by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation within two years prior to applying for
the permit, which included either a minimum of four weeks active participation in
full-time rotation in hospital operating room anesthesia, or ten documented clinical
cases utilizing parenterally administered conscious sedation in the dental operatory;
and which included a didactic course in conscious sedation in dentistry with a curriculum
that fulfills the minimum requirements set forth in the ADA Council on Dental Education,
"Guidelines or Teaching the Comprehensive Control of Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry";
or
(3) complete an "Intensive Course" or a "Supplemental (or Refresher) Course" (as applies)
in a post-doctoral continuing education program, structured in accordance with Part
Three of the ADA Council on Dental Education "Guidelines for Teaching the Comprehensive
Control of Pain and Anxiety"; or
(4) satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 20-123b-3 of these regulations;
and
(b) demonstrate current certification in ACLS; and
(c) successfully complete an on-site evaluation pursuant to Section 20-123b-6 of the Regulations
of Connecticut State Agencies.