Continuing Education Credit Categories
Following are descriptions of the categories under which registrants may earn CE credits and the maximum number of credits allowed in each category over a three-year cycle.
Dentists | CDAs | Dental Therapists |
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| Clinical Dental | Relates directly to the provision of patient care and treatment | No limit |
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| Dental Practice Management | Relates directly to the operation and management of a dental practice (does not include courses related to personal financial or retirement planning, or marketing products or services to patients) | 30 | 18 | 18 |
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Dental/
Medical Emergencies | First aid, CPR, ACLS, and management of dental/medical emergencies | 24 | 12 | 12 |
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| Non-Clinical Dental | Topics that are applicable to the registrant’s practice of dentistry | 15 | 12 | 12 |
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| Other Dental | E.g. CDA modules, lecturers/ presenters/mentors/supervisors, university/college courses, examinations, publication authorship, and learning contract/directed study | Variable See pages 6-7 of Continuing Education Requirements (PDF) document |
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Note: There are credit limits associated with the various CE learning categories and modalities (e.g. live lecture versus self-study). For more information, read the Continuing Education Requirements (PDF) document.
Registrants are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria for continuing education credits, which is available here.
