Continuing Education hours are mandatory for licensure renewal. Chapter 13 of 02-313: Board of Dental Practice, sets forth the nature and amount of continuing education credit hours required for renewal of licenses issued by the Board. This chapter also establishes how to substantiate satisfaction of continuing education requirements for licenses issued by the Board.
View Chapter 13 here.
WARNING: Anyone who needs a certified copy of a rule chapter should contact the APA Office.
MDA CE Offerings
In Case of Emergency, Break Glass (For Practice Owners) Webinar
Course: In Case of Emergency, Break Glass (For Practice Owners)
Speaker: Jim Kachmar, Doctors Disability Specialists
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Virtual
*This webinar is not eligible for CEs
About: After attending this webinar, practice owners will understand various risks and how to mitigate and address them. Participants will also learn ways to prevent these risks from happening in the first place.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will learn about specific risks to their practice, including death and disability.
- Participants will learn ways to mitigate these risks, including purchasing insurance, utilizing mutual contracts between neighboring dentists to fill in and planning for the unexpected.
Materials and Techniques to Improve Your Conservative, Adhesive Dentistry (6 CEs)
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Course: Materials and Techniques to Improve Your Conservative, Adhesive Dentistry (6 CEs)
Speaker: Dr. Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, PhD
Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
MDA Annual Convention
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June 12-14, 2025
Bar Harbor, ME
Keynote Speakers
- 6/12/2025 - Robert Marus, DDS, AAACD, FICD - Cosmetic Dentistry for the Restorative Practice (6 CEs)
- 6/13/2025 - Sook-Bin Woo, DMD, FDSRCS - Oral Ulcers, Fungal Infections and Leukoplakia in the Molecular Age (6 CEs)
- 6/14/2025 - Wael Garine, DDS - Full Arch Restoration: Is it a Clear Choice (6 CEs)
Call for Proposals - Applications are now being reviewed by the CE Committee. Responses will be provided mid-January.
Exhibitor & Sponsorship - Available online at https://www.medentalce.org/2025exhbitors-sponsors
Treating Between the Lines: Understanding Rx and Illicit Drug Abuse (3 CEs)
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Course: Treating Between the Lines: Understanding Rx and Illicit Drug Abuse
Speaker: Dr. Ronnie Brown
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Location: Zoom
Antibiotic Stewardship (3 CEs)
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Course: Antibiotic Stewardship
Speaker: Dr. Erinne Kennedy
Date: November 2025
Location: Zoom
Other CE Opportunities
UMA - Dental Programs
UMA Bangor Dental Health Programs offer continuing education courses on trending topics for dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and Expanded Functions Dental Assistants (EFDAs) on an ongoing basis.
YCCC - Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
Free workforce training
The Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary training program prepares Certified Dental Assistants or Registered Dental
Hygienists to become more valuable team members in their office by being competent and confident in a full range of
reversible procedures as prescribed by the Statutes of the State of Maine under Direct Supervision. The course is a total
of 244 hours of instruction using two modalities. 64 hours will be spent in pre-clinical instruction in YCCC’s Dental Lab
using lecture format and hands-on articulated typodont work at the bench. Additionally, students will complete 180 hours of externship in their own dental office with a sponsoring dentist. Students who successfully complete all required
hours and the final exam are eligible to apply for their EFDA license with the State of Maine Dental Board.
August 30, 2024 - December 6, 2024
Call 207.216.4477
email workforce@yccc.edu
Mandated Reporting
Maine law requires that certain professionals, including licensed health professionals, who suspect child abuse and neglect and who suspect abuse, neglect or exploitation of an incapacitated or dependent adult report to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Maine law also requires that certain professionals, including licensed health professionals, obtain mandated reporter training once every four years.
Please note that the modules provided by the State of Maine DHHS satisfy the requirements for licensure.
Yankee Dental Congress
Yankee Dental Congress is the premier dental meeting in the United States for dental professionals seeking the highest quality dental continuing education, as well as dental products, services, and resources. For 50 years, Yankee has been the place for dental professionals to learn together, connect with colleagues, and define the future of dentistry. Held in Boston each January, Yankee is the best source in the United States for industry professionals on the cutting-edge of oral health care.
