Package Description

The dental assisting profession has reached a pivotal moment. The shortage of qualified dental assistants has lasted years and affects access to and quality of care. It’s time for the dental community to envision a new path forward. This session presents a picture of the potential future of dental assisting, including recommendations from the Dental Assisting Professional Model Workgroup, a collaborative initiative of dental professionals across the field. The presentation will highlight the Workgroup’s recommendations related to infection control and radiation safety, along with standardization of expectations related to dental assisting training. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe the current landscape of dental assisting requirements across the country.
2. Summarize the proposed professional model for dental assistants and the ways in which the model builds on the most common approaches among states.
3. Describe how the professional model supports infection control education and training in the dental practice.

Price:

• Members: $15
• Non-members: $30

Continuing Education

ADS is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Please email the ADS office at [email protected] or call +1 (410) 571-0003 if you wish to be in contact with the course author/creator(s) with any questions or for clarification of course concepts or for technical assistance in completing the online test.

All participants assume individual responsibility for providing evidence of contact hours of continuing education to the appropriate authorities and for the maintenance of their individual records.

Learn more about ADS’s CE Program & Provider Recognition.

CE Credits: 1.0
Educational Method: Lecture, Recorded, Self-instructional (self-study)
Location: Online
Publication Date: June 2025
Expiration Date: June 30, 2028

Speakers:

Disclosure: No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Refund & Cancellation

This course is non-refundable. Click here to view the complete Product Agreement.