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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

California dentists should review C.E. requirements as dental board resumes audits

CDA encourages dentists to review continuing education requirements as the dental board resumes conducting C.E. audits. Common C.E. deficiencies include failure to complete a mandatory C.E. course, the minimum required units for license renewal or a course from an approved provider.

May 11, 2023 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Education and Events, News Articles, Regulatory Compliance

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

Utilize learning opportunities and CDA resources to maintain HIPAA compliance

Enforcement actions against providers by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights to uphold patient rights to access their health information are increasingly common. CDA members benefit from an array of resources to support compliance efforts.

September 28, 2022 |News Articles, Online Learning, Privacy/HIPAA, Regulatory Compliance

California dentists can earn C.E. in CDA’s new online course on opioid use disorder

California dentists can take a new online course that meets the requirements for opioid use disorder training for licensure. “Responsibilities and Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances (Schedule II Opioid Drugs),” is eligible for 2 units of C.E. and is available to CDA members for a substantially discounted price. 

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

12-week in-office dental assistant training curriculum now available to CDA members

In-office dental assistant training has arrived for the many CDA members who continue to have challenges finding and hiring qualified dental assistants for their practice. The curriculum provides 12 weeks of supportive online learning for use alongside in-office training.

July 14, 2022 |Education and Events, Employment Practices, Hiring, Firing & Performance, News Articles, Online Learning, Staffing & Training

CDA offers a simplified approach to bloodborne pathogen safety compliance

CDA members benefit from a new online training program designed to help California dental practices achieve full compliance with Cal/OSHA’s requirements for bloodborne pathogen safety training and exposure control.

May 25, 2022 |Cal/OSHA Safety Regulations, News Articles, Online Learning, Regulatory Compliance
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