Education and Events

Forward motion: New dental research merges science, tech and patient care

What do TMD and mental health, probiotics and oral thrush, and artificial intelligence and clinical decision-making have in common? These…

October 20, 2025 |Online Learning, Patient Care

Webinars, printable flyers and more tools to support fluoride advocacy

Even with overwhelming scientific consensus on the safety and efficacy of fluoridation, misinformation about fluoride has spread to communities where dental teams live and serve.

September 3, 2025 |CDA Foundation, Education and Events, Patient Care

CDA Journal collection explores how dentists can help California reach public health goals

A new article collection urges California dentists to implement medical-dental integration to help the state meet public health goals.

July 3, 2025 |Online Learning, Patient Care, Public Health

Are you prepared to be audited by a dental benefit plan?

Dental teams can prepare for — and potentially avoid — a dental benefit plan’s post-pay audit.

April 28, 2025 |Billing, Contracts and Fees, CDA Presents, Dental Benefit Plans

California dentists should review required C.E. for license renewal

CDA encourages dentists to review continuing education course requirements to avoid licensure impacts resulting from C.E. audits conducted by the Dental Board of California.

April 23, 2025 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Education and Events

CDA membership offers savings on ways to gain clinical expertise, earn C.E. and network with colleagues in 2025 

This year, CDA will be offering a variety of in-person learning events across the state.

January 23, 2025 |Education and Events

Tackling the dental assistant shortage: CDA resources, support and legislative action

The shortage of dental assistants impacts the productivity of the total practice. CDA members benefit from easy-to-implement training programs and staffing support plus legislative advocacy pursued on behalf of California practices.

October 26, 2023 |Advocacy, Education and Events, Legislation, News Articles, Online Learning, Public Health, Staffing & Training

Dental assistant training programs throughout California address staffing shortages

Local dental societies and dentists have successfully launched dental assistant training programs to provide effective, accelerated training to the labor force in their areas. Some of these utilize CDA’s Dental Assistant Training curriculum. Learn more about these local programs and CDA’s upcoming Smile Crew CA Dental Assistant Training Bootcamp. 

May 18, 2023 |Education and Events, Employment Practices, Hiring, Firing & Performance, News Articles, Online Learning, Staffing & Training

Dentists with DEA registration must comply with federal act requiring opioid use disorder training

Dentists and other authorized prescribers across the U.S. will be required under a new federal law to complete eight hours of instruction on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders prior to renewing or obtaining a DEA registration.

March 21, 2023 |Early Career Dentists, News Articles, Online Learning, Regulatory Compliance

Vaccination administration C.E. course for California dentists satisfies training requirement

New training specifically for California dentists focuses on COVID-19 vaccine administration, patient preparation and documentation and satisfies the 1 unit of C.E. dentists must complete to administer the COVID-19 vaccines.

February 20, 2023 |COVID-19/Respiratory Illness, Education and Events, News Articles, Online Learning, Practice Management

Hire, Train and Retain Your Practice Team: Live webinar series to help practice owners build successful dental teams

The four-part series explores the crucial stages of finding qualified candidates, successfully integrating new team members into the dental practice and retaining top talent.

January 9, 2023 |Employment Practices, Hiring, Firing & Performance, Laws & Regulations, News Articles, Online Learning, Practice Management, Staffing & Training

Mandated course in opioid prescribing among C.E. changes for dentists in 2023

Changes in continuing education regulations are coming for California dentists beginning Jan. 1, 2023, including mandated C.E. that covers the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioid drugs. 
 

October 20, 2022 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Education and Events, News Articles, Online Learning
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