Colorado Dental Continuing Education

NEW! DEA MATE ACT:
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 to complete 8 hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Mandatory Subjects:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) training courses shall be consistent with the most current science and treatment recommendations from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR), and the American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC):
  • Initial training shall include a minimum of three (3) hours of training, including skills practice and skills testing.
    Renewal courses shall include a minimum of two (2) hours of training, including skills practice and testing.
  • Every Dentist and Academic Dentist, regardless of the date of licensure, is required to complete at least one (1) hour of training per license period in order to demonstrate competency
• Anesthesia and Sedation Permit: A dentist renewing an anesthesia or sedation permit may apply CE credits specific to renewing his/her permit for anesthesia or sedation administration (17 hours every five years) to the 30 hours required to renew a license every two (2) years. Anesthesia-related hours may only be applied to the license period in which they were completed.

Limitations:

• At least 50% of the required CE hours must be live and interactive.  This may include web-based courses.  Interaction meeting this requirement includes the opportunity and ability for course participants to ask questions in real-time, and for the instructor to answer participant questions in real-time.
• At least 16 of the required 30 CE hours must be clinical or science-based, or eight (8) of the required 15 if licensed outside of one (1) year of the license date.

Mandatory Subjects:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) training courses shall be consistent with the most current science and treatment recommendations from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR), and the American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC):
  • Initial training shall include a minimum of three (3) hours of training, including skills practice and skills testing.
    Renewal courses shall include a minimum of two (2) hours of training, including skills practice and testing.

Limitations:

• At least 50% of the required CE hours must be live and interactive.  This may include web-based courses.  Interaction meeting this requirement includes the opportunity and ability for course participants to ask questions in real-time, and for the instructor to answer participant questions in real-time.
• At least 16 of the required 30 CE hours must be clinical or science-based, or eight (8) of the required 15 if licensed outside of one (1) year of the license date.