Virginia Dentists CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
Virginia Dental Professionals
NetCE is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at https://ccepr.ada.org//.
NetCE
Nationally
Approved PACE Program
Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not
imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
10/1/2021
to 9/30/2027
Provider ID #217994.
The Virginia Board of Dentistry accepts courses from any provider who is ADA or AGD approved.
Continuing Education
The Virginia Board of Dentistry accepts NetCE courses.
Dentists and Dental Hygienists are required 15 hours each year, all of which may be completed by home study.* Licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances must complete 2 hours in pain management 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.
* NetCE courses are considered home study.
All Accreditations and Approvals
License
Renewal Instructions
For More Information
Please contact the Virginia Board of Dentistry at (804) 367-4538, or refer to https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/ and https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/PractitionerResources/LawsRegulations/ for additional information regarding your continuing education.