Section 13.02. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Accredited" means accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor agency.

(2)  "Credit hour" means 60 minutes, of which at least 50 minutes are instruction attended by the student.

(3)  "Professional organization" means an organization that seeks to further the dental, dental hygiene, or medical professions, the interests of licensees engaged in those professions, and the public interests. "Professional organization" includes a study group, as defined in sub. (4) .

(4)  "Study group" means a group of 2 or more dentists or dental hygienists who discuss continuing education topics relating to the practice of dentistry or medicine, or the clinical practice of dental hygiene, and that satisfies all of the following:

(a) Has been in existence as a group for at least one year.

(b) Meets face-to-face at least once each year to discuss issues.

(c) Has adopted by-laws governing the operation of the group.

History: CR 11-033 : cr. Register July 2012 No. 679 , eff. 8-1-12.