At least 1 CE hour in each 2-year reporting period must be on the subject of the infection control.

Each licensed dentist, dental hygienist, and registered dental assistant must take a Healthcare Provider level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation course

California Infection Control – This course must be 2-units and be taken through a Registered Provider approved by the Board to offer this mandatory course.

California Dental Practice Act – This course must be 2-units and be taken through a Registered Provider approved by the Board to offer this mandatory course.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers is required of all licensees and all licensees will receive a maximum of 2 hours continuing education credit

Every Dentist and Academic Dentist, regardless of the date of licensure, is required to complete at least one (1) hour of training per renewal period in order to demonstrate competency pertaining to:

1. best practices for opioid prescribing
   
2. recognition of substance use disorders
   
3. referral of patients with substance use disorders for treatment
   
4. use of the electronic prescription drug monitoring program
   

The continuing education shall (1) be in an area of the licensee's practice; (2) reflect the professional needs of the licensee in order to meet the health care needs of the public; and (3) include not less than one contact hour of training or education in (A) any three of the ten mandatory topics for continuing education activities prescribed by the Commissioner, (B) for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, 2016, infection control in a dental setting, and (C) prescribing controlled substances and pain management.

The ten (10) mandatory topics for continuing education activities prescribed by the Commissioner are: Prescribing controlled substances and pain management; Record keeping/risk management,; Infection control; Access to care; HIPAA compliance; Medical emergencies in the dental office (including current training in CPR); Sexual assault and domestic abuse; Cultural competence; Mental health conditions common to veterans; and Diagnostic technology.

At least 2 of the required CPE hours must be from a course covering infection control.

In addition to the CPE, all licensees must provide evidence that they have successfully completed a current course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for health care providers (“CPR certification”)

Four (4) hours of infection control in approved continuing education programs within the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires.

Two (2) hours of continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (“LGBTQ”) meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10 (b)(5)

During the licensure biennial renewal period that begins on March 1, 2020 and every licensure biennial renewal period thereafter, all dentists who hold an active sedation permit of any level shall take the following continuing education instead of the continuing education required in subsection (1): A four (4) hour board approved continuing education course in Medical Emergencies that shall include airway management as a component of the course.

1 hour continuing education course on human trafficking.

2 hours Medical Error

2 Hours Domestic Violence (due every third biennium)

2 hours HIV/AIDS (due for first renewal only)

CPR

2 hours - Safe and Effective Prescribing or controlled substances -Effective July 1, 2019, required for all dentists at every renewal.

Four (4) credit hours for successful completion of CPR

Effective for the 2019 renewal year, one (1) hour of the minimum requirement shall include the impact of opioid abuse and/or the proper prescription writing and use of opioids in dental practice

Max four (4) hours CE of Required Basic Life Support (“BLS”) for Healthcare Providers course

After January 1, 2018, each licensed dentist shall complete at least six (6) hours of ethics training per licensing biennium, regardless of the date of initial licensure.

A dentist administering general anesthesia or moderate sedation shall be required to complete the Advance Cardiac Life Support (“ACLS”) course or if treating pediatric patients, the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (“PALS”) course

Effective July 1st, 2019, pursuant to Senate Enrolled Act 225-2018, a practitioner who is licensed by a board and applies for registration or re-registration to distribute or dispense a controlled substance must have completed two (2) hours of continuing education addressing the topic of opioid prescribing and opioid abuse.

They are also required to complete a two (2) hour course which covers Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Indiana Statutes and Administrative Rules per renewal period

In order to renew a permit to administer general anesthesia, deep sedation, or light parenteral conscious sedation, a dentist shall obtain five (5) hours of continuing education in every license period in the area of anesthesia

CPR Required for renewal – can claim up to 3 hours

Infection Control - Must complete a minimum of 1 hour every 2 years in the area of infection control standards as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Iowa Jurisprudence - Must complete a minimum of 1 hour every 2 years

Abuse Identification and Reporting Training -Effective July 1, 2019, licensees and registrants who practice in Iowa, must complete training through the Department of Human Services and renew the training every 3 years thereafter. Prior to July 1, 2019, the training was valid for 5 years.

Opioids - Dentists who prescribe opioids to patients must complete a minimum of 1 hour of CE in the area of opioids.

Sedation - 6 hours for persons with a deep sedation/general anesthesia or moderate (conscious) sedation permit. Please note: This CE requirement does not apply to local anesthesia permit holders.

Two (2) hour of ethics

Up to 4 hours in CPR training may be used toward your CE renewal requirement

All licensed dentists in Kentucky must complete 3 hours of continuing education related to electronic prescription monitoring, pain management or addiction disorders

Sedation Permit Holders (Minimal Pediatric Sedation, Moderate Enteral Sedation, Moderate Parenteral Sedation, or Moderate Pediatric Sedation) are required to complete not less than 6 hours of clinical continuing education related to sedation or anesthesia

Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia permit holders shall complete not less than 4 hours of on-sight clinical continuing education related to sedation or anesthesia during the two year term

3 of the 30 hours must include an opioid management course which includes training on drug diversion, best practice prescribing of controlled substances or appropriate treatment for addiction. Successful completion of this three-hour requirement once during a dentist’s career shall satisfy this requirement in full.

Dentists will be awarded three clinical credit hours for successful completion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation course “C”, basic life support for healthcare providers as defined by the American Heart Association or the Red Cross professional rescue course

Current CPR certification

As a condition of prescribing opioid medication, at least 3 of the 40 credit hours of continuing education must be earned on the prescription of opioid medication

As a condition of holding a sedation permit issued by the Board, at least 6 of the 40 credit hours of continuing education must be earned in sedation and/or anesthesia, physical diagnosis, complications, and techniques

No more than ten (10) credit hours can be claimed in any one activity or any combination of activities listed below:

(4) Pre-recorded audio/video; independent study. A licensee may claim continuing education credit only once for a particular audiotape/disk, videotape/disk or course of independent study.

(5) Distance learning without exit examination. A licensee may claim continuing education credit for distance learning activities such as online courses and webinars in which an exit examination was not taken.

A licensee shall maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification

2 hours of infection control for each renewal cycle

2-hour Board-approved course on the Proper Prescribing and Disposal of Prescription Drugs. Must be completed by dentists every other renewal cycle

2-hour Board-approved course on Abuse and Neglect as it Relates to Maryland Law. Must be completed by dentists and dental hygienists every other renewal cycle. The course must contain a Maryland law component

A licensee shall complete continuing education as a condition precedent to the biennial renewal of a license in the following areas: (a) CDC Guidelines; and (b) Continuous certification in CPR/AED, or BLS

As amended on March 14, 2016, MGL c. 94C, s. 18(e), states that all prescribers, upon initial application for a Massachusetts license to practice dentistry and subsequently during each license renewal period, must complete education relative to:

1. Effective pain management;
   
2. The risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medication;
   
3. Identification of patients at risk for substance abuse disorders;
   
4. Counseling patients about the side effects, addictive nature and proper storage and disposal of prescription medications;
   
5. Appropriate prescription quantities for prescription medications that have an increased risk of abuse; and
   
6. Opioid antagonists, overdose prevention treatments and instances in which a patient may be advised on both the use of and ways to access opioid antagonists and overdose prevention treatments.
   

Please note that MGL 94C, Section 18(e) does not specify a minimum number of contact hours to comply with this education requirement.

All dentists, beginning with the 2020 renewal cycle, and all renewal cycles thereafter, are required to have completed training in identifying victims of human trafficking. Please note this is a one-time training that is separate from continuing education.

Must complete 3 hours of board approved continuing education in pain and symptom management related to the practice of dentistry. CE hours may include, but are not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interactions.

Must possess current certification in basic or advanced cardiac life support

Licensees must maintain continuous CPR certification. Course must be a healthcare provider level course (BLS) taken through only the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.

Each licensee must complete an infection control course during each biennial cycle period.

The self-assessment is based on the core subject areas. This activity is required for each biennial cycle and is worth one (1) fundamental credit.

All dentists who prescribe controlled substances must obtain two (2) hours of CE on best practices in prescribing opioids and controlled substances

Every dentist who prescribes, administers, or dispenses any controlled substance within the State of Mississippi, or who proposes to engage in the prescribing, administering, or dispensing of any controlled substance within the State of Mississippi, shall be required to obtain three (3) hours of continuing education every two (2) years regarding the prescription of opioids

No more than four (4) hours per year on the subject of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) shall be allowed toward the two-year, forty-hour requirement

A minimum of 2 hours in a renewal period must be obtained in infection control continuing education

If the licensee prescribes controlled substances, continuing education that meets the requirements set in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-145

A minimum of 6 hours in a renewal period must be obtained in general anesthesia or sedation administration and management for the dental office continuing education for licensees holding any level of sedation permit

A dentist who is registered to dispense controlled substances must complete at least 2 hours of training relating specifically to the misuse and abuse of controlled substances, the prescribing of opioids or addiction during each period of licensure

A dentist must annually complete at least 2 hours in the clinical subject of infection control or biennially complete at least 4 hours

Each licensee must complete a course of instruction, within 2 years after initial licensure, relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

At least 2 CEUs shall be earned in infection control in a live or online course which includes the Center for Disease Control Prevention and Control Guidelines and Recommendations in its syllabus

Starting April 1, 2020, at least 2 CEUs shall be earned in Medical Emergency Training.

Dentists who have a DEA # associated with New Hampshire and who prescribe Schedule II-IV controlled substances, shall complete 3 CEUs of board-approved continuing education or pass an online examination per biennium, in the area of pain management and addiction disorder or a combination, as a condition for initial licensure and license renewal

Two hours of continuing education in preventing and controlling infectious diseases and managing personnel health and safety concerns related to infection control in dental settings. Examples of such education include: modes of disease transmission and the chain of infection; strategies that can prevent occupational exposures to blood and bodily fluids; methods to ensure that patient-care items and environmental surfaces are safe for use; selection and use of safe dental devices and dental water quality assurance and practice monitoring; and evaluation of dental infection control programs

At least 1 hour of INFECTION CONTROL

Current CPR/BLS (cannot be on-line)

Any dentist who holds a federal drug enforcement administration registration to prescribe controlled substances, shall be required to complete and submit three CEUS in pain management

Dentists and dental hygienists must also complete a State approved infection control course every 4 years

All dentists must achieve certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

During your first registration period after January 1, 2002, you must complete on a one-time basis, a two-hour course regarding the oral health effects of tobacco and tobacco products

During your first registration period which begins on or after January 1, 2008, you are required to complete, on a one-time basis, a State approved course in dental jurisprudence and ethics

All dentists licensed after January 1, 2019 are required to take a six-hour course on Professionalism and Ethics

Both dentists and hygienists are required to maintain current CPR

A cardiopulmonary resuscitation course; webinar CPR courses must have a hands-on component.

A minimum of two hours of infection control education.

A minimum of two hours of ethics and/or jurisprudence.

General anesthesia and moderate or minimal sedation permit holders must include four hours related to sedation or anesthesia.

Effective January 1, 2020 the CE hours will be changing to the following:

The reporting period is changing from a 3 year reporting period to a 2 year. The current reporting period is July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021

Effective January 1, 2020 the CE hours will be changing to the following:

Dentist - Will need to complete 40 hrs instead of 60

Below are required:

2 hrs of Opioid

CPR

Ethics

Three (3) hours of medical emergencies every renewal cycle

Two (2) hours of infection control (Please note, if using OSHA your certificate must delineate the difference in hours between OSHA and infection control) every renewal cycle.

Effective January 1, 2021, all licensees are required to complete at least two hours of continuing education related to cultural competency.

All licensees are required to maintain at a minimum a current Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR or equivalent certification.

All dentists licensed by the OBD will complete a one-hour pain management course specific to Oregon provided by the Oregon Pain Commission of the Oregon Health Authority.

All dentists practicing in a dental setting shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour per year of training on the CDC Infection Control Guidelines

All dentists practicing in a dental setting shall hold a current certificate of completion from an approved course in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers that includes a hands-on skill component and conforms to the current American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), and is offered by any accredited agency approved by the Board

Two (2) hours must be sterilization and infection control

If a licensee is authorized to prescribe controlled substances two (2) hours of the twenty-eight (28) hours must be in prescribing and monitor of controlled substances

CPR recertification must be completed once every three years

Dentists must maintain a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) card

A Dentist holding a general anesthesia and deep sedation or moderate sedation permit must complete an additional 25 hours of continuing education in anesthesia related topics for each five-year licensure cycle

Current CPR

A minimum of 2 of the required 40 biennial hours must be obtained in the area of prescribing of controlled substances education which includes instruction in the TN Chronic Pain Guidelines

Dentists who hold a Limited Conscious Sedation, Comprehensive Conscious Sedation or Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia permit must also complete a minimum of 4 hours of the required 40 biennial hours in the subject of sedation and/or anesthesia

Beginning September 1, 2020, each dentist who is permitted by DEA to prescribe controlled substances must complete two (2) CE hours related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances

Level 1: Minimal Sedation must complete six (6) hours on the administration of or medical emergencies associated with the permitted level of sedation.

Level 2 & 3: Moderate Sedation must complete eight (8) hours on the administration of or medical emergencies associated with the permitted level of sedation.

Level 4: Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia must complete twelve (12) hours on the administration of or medical emergencies associated with the permitted level of sedation.

CE shall include emergency office procedures

Licensees with a registration number from the DEA, or who dispense controlled substances, shall complete at least two (2) hours of continuing education as a condition of license renewal, on the topics of:

1. the abuse and diversion, safe use, and appropriate storage and
   
disposal of controlled substances;

2. the appropriate use of the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System;
   
3. risk assessment for abuse or addiction;
   
4. pharmacological and nonpharmacological alternatives to opioids for managing pain;
   
5. medication tapering and cessation of the use of controlled substances; and,
   
6. relevant State and federal laws and regulations concerning the prescription of opioid controlled substance
   

A dentist shall maintain current training certification in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation with hands-on airway training for health care providers or basic life support

A dentist who administers or monitors patients under general anesthesia, deep sedation, or moderate sedation shall complete four (4) hours every two years of approved continuing education directly related to administration and monitoring of such anesthesia or sedation

Any dentist who prescribes Schedules II, III, and IV controlled substances shall obtain two hours of continuing education on pain management every two years

Licensed dentists shall complete at least 3 hours of continuing education regarding drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances training and training on prescribing and administration of an opioid antagonist and shall be reported beginning with the February 1, 2018 reporting deadline. These requirements may be waived for a licensed dentist who has not prescribed, administered, or dispensed a controlled substance during the reporting period

At least 2 hours of continuing education shall be related to any one or combination of the following subjects during each continuing education reporting period:

1. infection control and/or occupational hazards;
   
2. oral effects of tobacco use; or
   
3. oral effects of substance abuse.
   

A current certification for a comprehensive basic life support course for a health care provider that includes: resuscitation on an adult, child, and infant; two-person rescuer; barrier mask or bag for ventilation; foreign body airway obstruction; and automated external defibrillation

Class 2 anesthesia certificate holders must complete at least 6 hours of continuing education credits and class 3 and class 4 anesthesia permit holders must complete 16 hours of credits in one or more of the following areas:

1. oral or nitrous oxide sedation;
   
2. conscious sedation;
   
3. general anesthesia;
   
4. physical evaluation;
   
5. medical emergencies;
   
6. monitors and use of monitoring equipment;
   
7. pharmacology;
   
8. advanced cardiac life support, (maximum of 8 hours credit);
   
9. pediatric advanced life support (maximum of 8 hours credit); and
   
10. advanced trauma life support (maximum of 8 hours credit).