DHA Continuing Education
Requirements for all Dental Health Aides: 24 continuing education hours are required for recertification
- 24 continuing education hours are required for recertification10 hours must cover one or more of the course of study subjects or competencies of DHAs
- 4 hours of the required 24 hours can be related to emergency medicine (this includes BLS)
- All but the 4 hours of emergency medicine must be related to the practice of dentistry.
Board Approved CE Sponsors:
- Certified CHA/P Training Center
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Alaska Dental Society
- Alaska Dental Hygiene Society
- Accredited postsecondary educational institution
- Indian Health Service or other agencies of the Federal government
- Emergency care course approved by the State of Alaska, Indian Health Service, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross
Indian Health Service Continuing Dental Education – The IHS offers virtual and in-person dental CE on a wide range of topics. You can create an account and access these CE courses if you are an IHS, Tribal, Urban, or Contract dental personnel. Follow this link for more information and to create/login to your account: IHS CDE