Who is responsible for obtaining verification of continuing education hours?

The responsibility of obtaining verification of continuing education hours primarily falls on each individual licensee. This means that every licensed professional is accountable for ensuring their compliance with the continuing education requirements established by their licensing authority. Each licensee must actively engage in maintaining their educational credentials as part of their professional development and licensure obligations.

In the context of the other options, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and office managers may play roles in the overall operation of a dental practice, but they do not hold the primary responsibility for their own continuing education credentials in the way that a licensed professional does. While dental hygienists are required to complete continuing education, it is ultimately the individual hygienist's duty to track and verify their own hours. Therefore, "each licensee" is accurately identified as the responsible party for obtaining verification of their continuing education hours, reflecting the general principle that personal accountability for professional development lies with each licensed individual.