Action | Requirement for jurisprudence examination |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 12/16/2015 |
I do not understand this proposal and how it would work. Sounds like needless over regulation to me, and I question why Dentistry should have this burden when, as far as I know, Medicine, Law, etc do not have to repeat their jurisprudence equivalent exams.
1) Is there a charge associated with this jurisprudence exam? If so, how much? Seems like yet another "tax" to dentists.
2) Why every 3 years? Why not 5? Why not longer? If our regulations are changing so rapidly that we have to be subjected to an exam every 3 years, then we are being over-regulated. The professional regulations should not be changing this fast.
3) How will you take this exam? Online or in person in Richmond?--Seriously, are we going to have to drive to Richmond every 3 years to take this exam?
4) If it's online, will it be in the form of a Computerized Based Learning module, where you read the CBL text (changes in regulations) and then take an exam on computer, with something like an 80% passing grade requirement?
5) What happens if you don't pass? Is your practice shut down until you retake it? When would be the next opportunity to retake it?--next day, one month, 6 months, a year?
I don't see how the Board can propose this without also proposing extensive details as to the mechanics of the proposal.