C o ntin uin g Edu cat ion
Required CE – Act 124 and Act 31
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 in-person courses have been scheduled to help member dentists
comply with these CE requirements by March 2019:
Northwest/Greater Pittsburgh
Friday, September 7
Act 31 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$50 for PDA member dentists and hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed
office personnel
Act 124 – 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
$75 for PDA member dentists and hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed
office personnel
Bayfront Convention Center, Erie
Register at www.padental.org/calendar
Thursday, November 8
Act 31 – 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Act 124 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Offered by the Dental Society of Western PA at the 3Rivers Dental
Conference 2018, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Act 31 and Act 124 courses are not sold separately; included in 1 or 2 day
registration fee.
Contact Marian at (412) 321-5810 or [email protected]
for registration information.
Central
Friday, September 21
Act 31 – 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Act 124 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$50 per course for 7th District member dentists and hygienists,
EFDAs or non-licensed office personnel; $75 per course for PDA/ADA
member dentists
Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg
Contact Dr. Brian Christian at [email protected] for
registration information.
Friday, September 28
Act 31 and Act 124 – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
$95 for PDA member dentists; $75 for hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed
office personnel
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport
Register at www.padental.org/calendar
Northeast – Just Added
Friday, November 9
Act 31 – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; OSHA – 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.;
Radiology – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Mohegan Sun Pocono, Wilkes-Barre
Details to be determined.
Greater Philadelphia
Friday, November 2
Act 31 – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. (3 hours needed for initial licensure)
Act 124 – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. (4 hours needed for initial licensure)
Dentists - $175 per course or both for $290;
Auxiliaries - $75 per course or both for $125
Mack Auditorium at the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown
Contact Patricia Atno at (610) 969-4839 or [email protected];
Contact Dr. Charles Kosteva at (610) 360-1060 or [email protected].
Friday, November 9
Act 124 – 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
$75 for PDA member dentists and hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed
office personnel
Philadelphia Hilton City Avenue Hotel, Philadelphia
Register at www.padental.org/calendar
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