New Hampshire Dentists CE Requirements, Accreditations & Approvals
New Hampshire Dental Professionals
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NetCE
Nationally
Approved PACE Program
Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not
imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
10/1/2021
to 9/30/2027
Provider ID #217994.
The New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners accepts courses from any provider who is ADA or AGD approved.
Continuing Education
The New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners accepts NetCE courses.
NetCE is an approved provider through the New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners CE Broker Provider #50-2405.
NetCE will electronically report successful course completions to CE Broker.
Dentists are required 40 hours every two years, including 2 hours in infection control and 2 hours in Medical Emergency Training. A maximum of 50% of required continuing education may be completed online and a maximum of 20% by correspondence courses.* At least 30 of the 40 hours must be clinical and may include basic life support.**
Licensees required to register with the prescription drug monitoring program and who possess a valid DEA number are required to provide evidence of 3 CEUs in the area of pain management, addiction disorder, or a combination of both; or to complete an online examination in one or both areas, every two years.
Dentists who hold a moderate sedation permit are required to document 12 cases or complete 4 hours of continuing education in sedation training every two years.
Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required 8 hours on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of a substance use disorder; or the safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment of patients with (or at risk of developing) opioid and other substance use disorders, one-time only.
Dental Hygienists are required 20 hours every two years, including 2 hours in infection control and 2 hours in Medical Emergency Training. A maximum of 50% of required continuing education may be completed online and a maximum of 20% by correspondence courses.* At least 15 of the 20 hours must be clinical and may include basic life support.**
* NetCE courses are online and correspondence courses.
** NetCE does not issue credit for basic life support.
All Accreditation and Approvals
License Renewal
Instructions
For More Information
Please contact the New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners at (603) 271-2152, or refer to https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-dental-examiners and https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-dental-examiners-laws-and-rules for additional information regarding your continuing education.