Continuing Education
Required CE
Act 124 of 2016, requires dentists who have a current DEA
registration or use another DEA number (as permitted by law) to
prescribe controlled substances, to obtain two hours of CE in pain
management, identification of addiction or the practice of
prescribing or dispensing opioids from an approved program
provider in the two-year period preceding licensure renewal.
Initial licensees need four hours of education (two hours in pain
management or identification of addiction, and two hours in the
practice of prescribing or dispensing opioids).
Under Act 31 of 2014, dentists, hygienists and EFDAs must complete
2 hours of approved continuing education in child abuse
recognition and reporting from an approved program provider in
the two-year period preceding licensure renewal.
Several courses have been scheduled to help member dentists
comply with these CE requirements by March 2021:
VIRTUAL COURSES
Visit www.padental.org/Act31andAct124 for more information.
Friday, September 18, 2020
Act 31 – 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Act 124 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Pricing per course to be determined.
Offered by the Beaver Valley Dental Society, the Lawrence County
Dental Society and the Cranberry Area Dental Study Club.
Friday, October 2, 2020
Act 31 and Act 124 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Pricing to be determined.
Offered by the Cumberland Valley Dental Society.
Contact Dr. Jackie Fogal at jackie.keller13@gmail.com to register.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Act 31 – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. (3 hours needed for initial licensure
also fulfills license renewal requirement)
Act 124 – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. (4 hours needed for initial licensure
also fulfills license renewal requirement)
Pricing to be determined.
Offered by the Lehigh Valley Health Network. Contact Patricia Atno
at (610) 969-4839 or patricia.atno@lvhn.org; Contact Dr. Michelle
Pisano-Marsh at (484) 884-2315 or Michele_A.Pisano@lvhn.org.
NORTHWEST
Erie - Cancelled
GREATER PITTSBURGH
3Rivers Dental Conference 2020 has been cancelled.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Act 31 and Act 124 as part of a full-day course from 9:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. (6 CE credits)
$160 for PDA member dentists; $85 for PDA retired/life member
dentists; $85 for hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed office
personnel; $270 for non-member dentists.
Offered by PDA and the Eighth District Dental Society at the
DuBois Country Club, DuBois. Register online at
www.padental.org/calendar or contact Rebecca at
(717) 234-5941, ext. 117, or rvn@padental.org.
CENTRAL
Friday, November 6, 2020
Act 31 and Act 124 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
$95 for PDA member dentists, $150 for non-member dentists,
$75 for hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed office personnel.
Offered by the Sixth District Dental Society at the Pennsylvania
College of Technology, Williamsport. Attendance is limited to 44
registrants to comply with social distancing.
Register online at www.padental.org/calendar or contact Andrea
at (717) 234-5941, ext. 123, or ach@padental.org.
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