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Dentistry CE AGD Accredited Continuing Education for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and other Dental Professionals |
Washington Dental CE
Our Dentistry Membership guarantees unlimited Dental CE access for Washington Dental Professionals for one low annual cost!
AchieveCE is a nationally approved Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit by the Academy of General Dentistry (Provider ID #386503). It is also accredited by the Florida Board of Dentistry (Provider #50-20641) and Dental Board of California (Provider #RP5822).
$97 Annual Membership
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Self-paced learning with CEs available on demand
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Learn on the go by taking courses online
Washington Dentist
Total Hours Required:
63 hours
Next Renewal Date:
Birthdate – every 3 years
Required Courses:
- 62 general hours
- All hours may be completed online
- 1 hour on Dental Jurisprudence Examination
- 3 hours in suicide prevention (one-time)
- 3 hours in opioid prescribing (one-time)
Washington Dental Hygienist
Total Hours Required:
15 hours
Next Renewal Date:
Birthdate – every year
Required Courses:
- 15 general hours
- All hours may be completed online
Washington Denturist
Total Hours Required:
15 hours
Next Renewal Date:
Birthdate – every year
Required Courses:
- A maximum of 5 hours may be completed online
Additional Information
- Continuing education must be completed in one or more of the following subject categories:
- (a) Education courses relating to the practice of dentistry;
- (b) Emergency management, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and pediatric advanced life support (PALS);
- (c) Health care provider basic life support (BLS). BLS certification is required in WAC 246-817-720. One hour of continuing education for each BLS certification course will be granted. A licensed dentist may not count more than three hours every three years in this category;
- (d) Infection control, federal/state safety standards, and radiation protection;
- (e) Pharmacology, prescribing practices, and pain management;
- (f) Ethics;
- (g) Patient care related education including risk management, methods of health delivery, multicultural, and suicide prevention education;
- (h) Washington state dentistry law;
- (i) Practice management and billing practices. A licensed dentist may not count more than twenty-one hours every three years in this category.
- Dentist and DH must maintain a current basic life support (BLS) for health care providers certification
- Additional continuing education requirements for sedation permit holders can be found here.
- For more information, please contact the Washington Board of Dentistry at (804) 367-4538, or visit their website.
- Additional information regarding your continuing education requirements may be found here.