Required CE Courses
Our current required on-demand and CE offerings include Opioids, OSHA, HIPAA, LEAP and Infection Control/Waterlines. Course information and registration/purchase links are below.
Additional live, virtual webinars on these topics will be offered later this year.
Current On-demand Offerings
Infection Control and Waterlines
The GDA currently offers three on-demand webinars in this area. Please read course descriptions/details and choose the course that works best for you. Purchase links are down below.
- Waterline Basics with Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH (Please note this option is only ONE CE hour.)
- Infection Control Updates and Dental Unit Waterlines: Ensuring your program runs “fluently” with Dr. Marie Fluent
Infection Control and Dental Unit Waterlines Management with Candace Coker
Waterline Basics with Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH
This introductory webinar will walk dental teams through the basics of waterline maintenance, including how to shock, test, and treat dental unit waterlines—even if you've never done it before. You'll leave with clear steps, and the confidence to get your practice on track with safe, compliant waterline protocols.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the risks of untreated waterlines and why waterline maintenance is essential for patient safety.
- Learn how to properly test dental unit waterlines.
- Identify common mistakes in waterline maintenance and how to avoid them with simple, effective routines.
Speaker: Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH
CE Credit: One (1)
Price: $39.00 GDA members/$59.00 non-members
Note: The Georgia Board of Dentistry requires TWO hours of CE on Infection Control/Waterlines. This course provides ONE CE credit.
Infection Control Updates and Dental Unit Waterlines: Ensuring Your Program Runs “Fluently”! (February 2025 with Dr. Marie Fluent)
Note: This course speaker was sponsored by Solmetex/Sterisil.
It is the responsibility of dentists and the infection control coordinator to establish an infection control program that prevents the spread of infection for their patients, their team members, and themselves. Yet the entire dental team plays a critical role by following infection prevention polices and protocols to ensure every dental visit is safe.
In this update, participants will review all components standard precautions as a set of practices to prevent cross contamination in dentistry and highlight the importance of using clean and safe water for non-surgical dental procedures.
Attendees will learn that with a well-trained and educated team and an up-to-date office-specific written program, that their infection control program can run smoothly, efficiently, and “Fluently.” This course fulfills the two-hour Georgia Board of Dentistry CE requirement for dentists and hygienists.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the Principal CDC document: Guidelines for infection control in dental healthcare settings—2003
- List standard precautions necessary to prevent cross-contamination in dentistry
- Discuss the importance of following the manufacturer’s instructions for use for all infection control related products
- Discuss strategies to ensure nonsurgical dental water meets EPA drinking water standards
- Explain the rationale and frequency for testing dental unit waterlines
- Describe remedial actions to be taken if unacceptable CFUs are identified
- Discuss logging and recordkeeping requirements for dental unit waterline tests in the state of Georgia
- Identify resources and educational materials to support your infection control program
Speaker(s): Dr. Marie T Fluent, DDS, CDIPC, FACD
Date Recorded: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
CE Credit: 2 (Two)
Price: $70.00 GDA members/$90.00 non-members
PURCHASE ENSURE YOUR PROGRAM RUNS FLUENTLY with Dr. Marie Fluent
Infection Control and Dental Unit Waterlines Management (November 2024 with Candace Coker)
Note: This course was sponsored by Torch Dental.
This two-hour infection control on-demand webinar will address how to protect both the clinician, and patient from potential disease-causing organisms through OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard, as well as PPE, handwashing, disinfection, and sterilization techniques. It will also address dental waterline safety issues and how the dental office can combat dental unit waterline biofilms and meet EPA and CDC requirements. This course fulfills the two-hour Georgia Board of Dentistry CE requirement for dentists and hygienists.
Speaker: Candace Coker, M.Ed., RDH - Athens Technical College
Date Recorded: Thursday, November 21
CE Credit: 2 (Two)
Price: $70.00 GDA members/$90.00 non-members
Opioids
“Pharmacology of Opiates: Lessons Learned”
Note: This course was sponsored by Torch Dental.
Join Dr. Randall Tackett as he discusses the pharmacology of opiates as it applies to dentistry and the lessons learned over the past few years. He additionally covers the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines published in 2024 by the ADA and the common themes important for you.
Date Recorded: January 15, 2025
CE Credit: 1(One)
Price: $39.00 GDA members/$59.00 non-members
OSHA
OSHA – “OSHA is Here! No Need to Fear”
Note: This course was sponsored by Torch Dental.
The OSHA inspector is standing at your front desk. Does that create a knot in your stomach? Untie it! This course will prepare you to breeze through an inspection by providing a detailed review of the Bloodborne Pathogen standard, Hazard Communication, and other pertinent regulations. Attendees will receive useful checklists to assist with compliance documentation. The step-by-step process of an OSHA inspection will be discussed along with how to respond if citations/penalties are issued. It is possible to ‘never fear’ an OSHA inspection! Join us and we’ll show you how.
Date Recorded: October 7, 2024
CE Credit: 1(One)
Price: $39.00 GDA members/$59.00 non-members
HIPAA
HIPAA – “Locking Down Privacy and Security: Protecting Patient Information”
Note: This course was sponsored by Torch Dental.
It has been close to 25 years since the HIPAA Privacy Rule was published, soon to be followed by the Security Rule. And yet, almost daily there are reports of inappropriate access of patient information either by staff members or cybercriminals. Does your practice diligently protect information? This session will review the key elements of both the Privacy and Security rules. There will be a focus on the patient’s right to access health information, dealing with a breach, and important elements of cybersecurity.
Date Recorded: October 7, 2024
CE Credit: 1(One)
Price: $39.00 GDA members/$59.00 non-members
LEAP (Legal, Ethics and Professionalism)
LEAP – “Legal Trends and Updates”
Note: This course was sponsored by Torch Dental.
Get an update on the latest topics affecting your practice including cybersecurity, HIPAA cybersecurity safeguards, FBI warnings, data exposure, the FTC ban on noncompete agreements and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
Date Recorded: October 18, 2024
CE Credit: 1(One)
