California Dental Hygienists CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

California Dental Professionals

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10/1/2021 to 9/30/2027
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NetCE is a Registered Provider with the Dental Board of California, Provider #RP3841.

Continuing Education

NetCE is a Registered Provider with the Dental Board of California, Provider #RP3841.

Dentists are required 50 hours every two years, 25 of which may be completed by home study. A minimum of 2 of the 50 hours must be in infection control and 2 hours in the California Dental Practice Act, every two years. Beginning January 1, 2023, Dentists have an additional requirement of 2 hours on the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioids, every two years.

Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder; or the safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of patients with (or at risk of developing) opioid and other substance use disorders, one-time only.

Dentists authorized to administer vaccines are required 1 hour on vaccine administration, every two years.

Dental Hygienists and Assistants are required 25 hours every two years, 12.5 of which may be completed by home study.* A minimum of 2 of the 25 hours must be in infection control, and 2 hours in the California Dental Practice Act, every two years.

*NetCE courses are considered home study.

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For More Information

Please contact the Dental Board of California at (916) 263-2300 or the Dental Hygiene Board of California at (916) 263-1978, or refer to https://www.dbc.ca.gov/ and https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_education.shtml - Dentists/Dental Assistants; or https://www.dhbc.ca.gov and https://www.dhbc.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.shtml - Dental Hygienists; for additional information regarding your continuing education.