Oklahoma
Any and all of Advanced Dental Hygiene's live, hands-on training courses in a city near you are approved by the Oklahoma Dental Board. This includes Texas courses (12CE Live one-day training). All Oklahoma courses (live dates below) are 12CE which include 9ce on-demand lecture and 3CE live hands-on training and are approved by the Oklahoma Dental Board.
Dental Hygienists must fill out a Therapeutic Use of Lasers Application found on the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry’s Website, send in a certificate of completion from our course and pay a fee of $10. Found on the Oklahoma Dental Board's website.
12 CE: 9 CE On-demand Lecture/Live In-person 3-hour Hands-on
The course dates below are a combination of both online (lecture) and live, in-person (hands-on training and testing).
We also provide [extra] diode-lasers at the events below.
Oklahoma City, OK: Diode Laser Training and Certification
- 8:00 AM –11:00 AM
- Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton OKC South
- 920 SW 77th St
- Oklahoma City, OK 73139
This is the Live In-person 3-hour Hands-on event
Tulsa, OK: Diode Laser Training and Certification
- 1PM – 4PM
- Glenpool Conference Center
- 12205 S Yukon Ave, Glenpool, OK 74033
This is the Live In-person 3-hour Hands-on event
Oklahoma State Board Laser Rules
- general super-gingival curettage
- RDH can use laser, can initiate tip, should have appropriate training.
Dental Hygienists must fill out a Therapeutic Use of Lasers Application found on the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry’s Website and pay a fee of $10.
Course must be at least 8 hours in length and including both didactic and live hands-on training
(1) Therapeutic Use of Lasers
(a) A hygienist may apply for an Advanced Procedure permit for the therapeutic use of lasers under the direct/indirect supervision of a dentist.
(b) Definition: A hygienist with an advanced procedure permit to use a laser may be used, but limited to soft tissue decontamination, sulcular bacterial reduction, tissue disinfection.
(c) Requirements:
- The hygienist must successfully complete an educational program as approved by the Board on laser use that is a minimum of 8 hours and includes both didactic and live, inperson clinical simulation training;
- A certificate of successful course completion from the dental laser training entity shall be submitted to the Board of Dentistry.
- A hygienist may use the laser within the scope of hygiene practice;
- A laser may not be used for the intentional cutting of hard or soft
- All lasers must be used in accordance with accepted safety guidelines and approved by the United States Federal Drug Administration for use in dentistry.
- When utilizing a laser pursuant to this Rule, at a minimum, the type of laser, settings used and details of procedures performed, must be documented in the patient’s record
- Proof of an 8 hour or more course
- Copy of Course outline if course has not already been approved by the Board __
- Affidavit by supervising dentist stating hygienist has been using laser for over 2 years ___
