Michigan Dentists CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals

Michigan Dental Professionals

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10/1/2021 to 9/30/2027
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The Michigan Board of Dentistry accepts courses from any provider who is ADA or AGD approved.

Continuing Education

The Michigan Board of Dentistry accepts NetCE courses

Dentists are required 60 hours every three years, 30 hours of which may be completed asynchronously. Specific requirements include:

  • Three (3) hours in pain and symptom management, every three years.
  • One (1) hour in dental ethics and jurisprudence including delegation to allied dental personnel, every three years.
  • One (1) hour in infection control, including sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and CDC Guidelines, every three years.
  • NEW Beginning June 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure or registration must have completed a minimum of two (2) hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. For every renewal thereafter, in addition to completing any continuing education required for renewal, reregistration, or relicensure, an applicant must have completed a minimum of one (1) hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant's license or registration cycle. If otherwise permitted by the code and rules, this training may be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements. Instruction must be synchronous/interactive or asynchronous teleconference or webinar. (Per MI R 338.7004 eff 3/23/2023)
  • NEW Beginning with the 2022 renewal cycle, controlled substances licensees must complete training in opioids and controlled substances, one-time only. (Per MI Board of Pharmacy R 338.3135)
  • All licensees have a training requirement in identifying victims of human trafficking, one-time only. (Per MI R 338.11271)

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.

Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants are required 36 hours every three years, 18 hours of which may be completed asynchronously. Specific requirements include:

  • Two (2) hours in pain and symptom management, every three years.
  • One (1) hour in dental ethics and jurisprudence including delegation to allied dental personnel, every three years.
  • One (1) hour in infection control, including sterilization of hand pieces, personal protective equipment, and CDC Guidelines, every three years.
  • NEW Beginning June 1, 2022, an applicant for licensure or registration must have completed a minimum of two (2) hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. For every renewal thereafter, in addition to completing any continuing education required for renewal, reregistration, or relicensure, an applicant must have completed a minimum of one (1) hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant's license or registration cycle. If otherwise permitted by the code and rules, this training may be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements. Instruction must be synchronous/interactive or asynchronous teleconference or webinar. (Per MI R 338.7004 eff 3/23/2023)
  • All licensees have a training requirement in identifying victims of human trafficking, one-time only. (Per MI R 338.11271)

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For More Information

Please contact the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing at (517) 241-0199, or visit the Board of Dentistry website at https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dental for additional information regarding your continuing education.

Implicit Bias training: https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/Shared-Files/Implicit-Bias-Training-FAQs.pdf - All Licensees (multiple professions).