Dental Continuing Education
Q. After being released from dental school, students who manage to con the state boards into granting them a license are forced to attend continuing education (CE) classes in order to keep abreast of changes in the discipline, right? Are all CE courses approved (by the ADA or any other august body)? How does a practitioner gain credit for such courses: merely by attending; or is there an examination that has to be passed?
A. Interestingly not all state boards require continuing education. I am not aware of examinations anywhere. There are re-examinations for board certified specialists. CE credits can be given for attended courses, lectures, through journals, etc... CE courses may or may not be relevant to good dental practice. CE courses cannot be depended on to *always* provide correct information. The dentist is the one who decides which courses to take. This is a two edged sword. Mandatory "state" programs would be absolute bunk, but there is no way to get a dentist to take courses in what he needs. Attendance is the only requirement for credit. Even if there was a "test", there would be no way to see if it actually improved the practice of the attendees. I have to attend 75 hours of CE in the course of 3 every three years to maintain my license. I have learned a few things that have been very helpful in my everyday practice, but most of it has been boring drivel that I have had to pay for (and waste my time attending).
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