CONTINUINGEDUCATION REQUIREMENTS


CE Requirements for Dentists in Georgia At least 40 Hours of Continuing Education must be obtained in the 2024 – 2025 biennium.


Further requisites of the 40 hours:  30 hours must be clinical courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the


patient or to the community


 20 hours can be from webinars and other forms of online CE


 20 hours must be obtained in-person


 2 hours of CE regarding infection control in dentistry, including education and training regarding dental unit water lines


 1 hour of CE on the impact of opioid abuse and/or the proper prescription


writing and use of opioids in dental practice per renewal period


 1 hour of CE in legal, ethics and professionalism in dentistry


 Proof of CPR certifi cation as taught by the American Heart Association, the


American Red Cross, the American Health and Safety Institute, the National Safety Council, EMS Safety Services, or other such agencies approved by the board. Four credit hours for successful completion of the in-person CPR course required by Georgia law may be used to satisfy continuing education requirements per renewal period.


CE Requirements for Dental Hygienists At least 22 Hours of Continuing Education must be obtained in the 2024 – 2025 biennium.


Further requisites of the 22 hours include:


 15 hours must be clinical courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or to the community


 11 hours can be from webinars and other forms of online CE


 11 hours must be obtained in-person


 1 hour of CE in legal, ethics and professionalism in dentistry


 2 hours of CE regarding infection control in dentistry, including


education and training regarding dental unit water lines


 Proof of CPR certifi cation as taught by the American Heart Association, the


American Red Cross, the American Health and Safety Institute, the


National Safety Council, EMS Safety Services, or other such agencies approved by the board. Four credit hours for successful completion of the in-person CPR course required by Georgia law may be used to satisfy continuing education requirements per renewal period.


Dentists and Dental Hygienists: Don’t forget these requirements!


 MATE/DEA Training (8 hours)  Required for: DEA-registered practitioners


 Date required: Next DEA registration submission (This one- time training requirement will not be part of future DEA registration renewals.)


 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training  Required for: Any staff that may come into contact with blood


 Date required: Annually


 HIPAA Training  Required for: All staff , new hires


 Date required: Code of Federal Regulation (CFR § 164.530) requires


8 | Sept 2025


HIPAA training for all staff , new hires within a reasonable period of time after hire, and any time “functions are aff ected by a material change in the policies or procedures”


 Radiation Safety Training (6 hours)  Required for: Dental Assistants or anyone that did not get radiation safety training in their dental education


 Date required: Prior to the use of X-ray equipment


 Phlebotomy Training  Required for: Dental Assistants, licensed Hygienists and Dentists before performing phlebotomy or venipuncture


 Date required: Prior to the performing phlebotomy or venipuncture


 Pharmacology, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Sedation (4 hours)


 Required for: Dentists in practices with a sedation permit


 Date required: For license renewal – end of 2025


 Administration of Local Anesthetic (2 hours)


 Required for: Dental Hygienists administering local anesthesia pursuant to rule 150-5-.07


 Date required: Two hours per biennium


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