The NJDA's VIRTUAL Lunch Session Series supports the educational needs of our members’ staff while satisfying licensure renewal requirements for FREE. The series is offered from March through October. Each course will be offered three times during lunch hours. This series is available to team members only – dental hygienists, dental assistants, lab techs, office managers and staff.
The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry published a notice that three new licensure requirements will need to be completed for license renewal on December 31, 2025 for dental hygienists and December 31, 2026 for registered dental assistants:
- One hour of continuing education in preventing and controlling Infectious Diseases and managing personnel health and safety concerns related to infection control in dental settings.
- One hour of continuing education in educational programs or topics concerning prescription Opioid Drugs
- One hour of continuing education in educational programs in Professional Ethics and New Jersey law Concerning the Practice of Dental Hygiene or Dental Assisting.
Registrants must be employed by a current ADA member who purchased the Licensure Requirement Series.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS & DATES
The series is offered from March through October. Each course will be offered three times only during lunch hours.
- In order to receive CE certification, attendees must be logged on for a minimum of 50 minutes per hour and complete a course evaluation for each course.
- Each attendee must be logged into the program on their own device. Following CERP Guidelines, NO CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS WILL BE ISSUED WITH SHARED VIEWING.
- These programs are NOT recorded and will NOT be available on demand. You must be logged in live during the specified times to receive credit.
Opioid Use Disorder: Current Landscape and Prescribing Guidelines for Dental Pain Management
CEUs: 1
Course Description: In this course, prevalence of opioid misuse, definition of opioid use disorder and types of opioids will be reviewed. You will learn about the current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for dental pain management and regulatory guidelines.
Learning Objectives:
- To familiarize with the opioid epidemic in NJ and definition of opioid use.
- To review the common types of opioids.
- To learn about the current evidence-based guidelines on dental pain management and regulatory guidelines
Speaker: Cathy Hung, DDS
Dates:
Tuesday, March 11th at 12:30PM-1:30PM
Wednesday, June 11th at 12:00PM-1:00PM
Monday. October 6th 12:30PM-1:30PM
Infection Control Update for the State of New Jersey
CEUs: 1
Course Description: Dental hygienists and assistants in the State of New Jersey are now required to complete at least one hour of required continuing education in the area of infection control for license renewal per the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry. This webinar will highlight requirements under this administrative ruling to include CDC infection control guidelines, modes of disease transmission, and strategies to ensure a safe dental visit for dental personnel and patients.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe modes of disease transmission and the chain of infection
- Discuss strategies to prevent occupational exposures to blood and bodily fluids.
- Discuss methods to ensure that patient-care items and environmental surfaces are safe for use.
- Identify criteria for selection and use of safe dental devices.
- Discuss methods to provide safe dental unit water and how to monitor water quality.
- Identify strategies to evaluate YOUR dental infection control program.
Speaker: Marie Fluent, DDS
Dates:
Tuesday, April 29th at 12:00PM-1:00PM
Tuesday, July 22nd at 12:30PM-1:30PM
Wednesday, October 29th at 12:00PM-1:00PM
Ethics in Dentistry
CEUs: 1
Course Description: This course is designed to review ethical decision making with regard to standards of care. Defining ethics and differentiating between morals and ethics forms for the basis for ethical decision making. Using the ADPIED process of care to adapt individualized treatment plans ensures delivering ethical care. We will discuss scope of practice and its importance to following best practices. Solving ethical dilemmas with ADHA code of ethics as guidelines. The course delves into informed consent, established standards of care and ethical responsibilities.
Learning Objectives:
- Define ethics
- Standard of Care
- ADHA code of ethics
- Informed consent
- Best practices
- New Jersey State practice regulations
Speaker: Linda Hecker, MA, BSDH, RDH
Dates:
Tuesday, March 18th at 1:00PM-2:00PM
Monday, August 11th at 12:00PM-1:00PM
Thursday, October 9th 1:00PM-2:00PM
For any questions, please contact the Programs and Business Development Department.
Brianna Oddo
Program/Marketing Assistant
boddo@njda.org
732-422-2722
Courtney Skolka
Graphic & Digital Media Creator
cskolka@njda.org
732-422-2725
Maureen Barlow
Dir. of Programs & Development
mbarlow@njda.org
732-422-2712
