Certification
Before a clinic can buy the OYATEC TECAR system, each practitioner who will use it completes our 10-hour course. Four hours are online theory you do at your own pace. Six are a hands-on day at our clinic in Friendswood, Texas, ending with a practical exam.
- 4 hours online
- 6 hours hands-on
- Renew every 2 years
Good results with TECAR depend on technique: where the return plate goes, which head to use, and how much heat a fresh injury can take. We want patients to get the same careful treatment at every OYATEC clinic.
The certificate is also what patients see on our map. It tells them Dr. Ouyang's team has trained the practitioner on this system.
Online theory
4 hOnline, at your own pace
Short video lessons and reading, with a quiz at the end of each module. Most people finish over a week or two of evenings. You need to pass every quiz before the hands-on day.
Hands-on day
6 hOYATEC Flagship Clinic, Friendswood, Texas
A full day in small groups of up to eight. You treat other practitioners and volunteer patients under an instructor's eye, then take the practical exam. Lunch is provided.
Online, 1.5 hours. The physics in plain terms, and what heat does to tissue.
- Capacitive and resistive energy transfer
- How the current travels between the head and the return plate
- What heat does to blood flow, muscle tone and tissue repair
- The three heat levels and when to use each
At the end of the hands-on day you give a full TECAR treatment to a volunteer while an instructor watches. With feedback, it takes about an hour, and it is the last of the six in-person hours.
What the instructor checks
- 01Screen the patient and explain the treatment
- 02Choose the right head, heat level and preset
- 03Place the return plate correctly
- 04Use steady technique and check the patient's heat rating
- 05Finish, clean up and record the session
If you don't pass on the day, the instructor tells you what to work on. You can retake the exam at no charge at the next session or by live video.
When you pass, you receive an OYATEC Certified Practitioner certificate with your name, certificate number and expiry date. You can buy the OYATEC TECAR system as soon as you are certified.
- A framed certificate for your treatment room
- An OYATEC Certified badge on your clinic's map listing, with the year it renews
- A digital badge for your website and social media
Your certificate is valid for two years. To renew it, you complete a short continuing-education update and confirm that your professional license is still current.
- 01
We remind you
We email you 90 days before your certificate expires.
- 02
Complete the update
About two hours online, covering new protocols, changes to the system and anything we've learned from clinics in the network.
- 03
Confirm your license
Upload a copy of your current professional license.
- 04
Stay on the map
Your new certificate and badge are issued, and your map listing shows the new renewal year.
The course is open to licensed practitioners in four fields who hold a current license in a US state.
Students and assistants can't be certified. Each practitioner who treats patients with the system needs their own certificate.
- Acupuncture
Acupuncturists
A current state acupuncture license (L.Ac. or equivalent)
- Physical therapy
Physical therapists
A current state physical therapy license (PT or DPT)
- Chiropractic
Chiropractors
A current state chiropractic license (DC)
- Massage therapy
Massage therapists
A current state massage therapy license (LMT or equivalent), in a state whose scope of practice allows this kind of device
Does the course count toward my CE hours?
Ask us. Whether the course counts depends on your profession and your state board. We'll tell you what we know for your license before you sign up.
- 01
Send us your details
Fill in the demo request form and tell us you'd like to apply for certification. Include your license type and state.
- 02
We check your license
We confirm your license with your state board, usually within three business days.
- 03
Start the online theory
You get a login for the online modules and can begin straight away.
- 04
Book your hands-on day
Choose a date in Friendswood. We run hands-on days twice a month.
Tell us about your clinic and your license, and we'll book you in.
