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Dalhousie University's Faculty of Dentistry, through its Office of Continuing Professional Education (CPE), offers top-tier educational programs for dental professionals. Collaborating with faculty, dental societies, and practitioners, the CPE designs courses that address the evolving needs of the dental community.

Our programs feature local and international experts and include workshops, seminars, webinars, and interactive sessions, providing opportunities for evidence-based learning grounded in recent research and free from industry bias.

CPE stays current with trends, techniques, and research, ensuring our programs remain relevant. Dental professionals gain valuable insights, expand their skills, and enhance patient care.

Have a topic or speaker suggestion? Contact us at 902.494.1674 or cde.dentistry@dal.ca.

CE Course Waitlists

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To streamline our waitlist process, we've introduced a new sign-up process.

If you are interested in any certification courses follow the link above.

DALDent Connect - Asynchronous Courses NEW Program

COURSE	INSTRUCTOR	FEE/ CE CREDITS
Infection prevention and control - 3 courses Courses must be completed in sequence, with each course serving as a prerequisite for the next. Courses I and II are fully self-paced, asynchronous courses, each followed by a quiz. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a completion certificate. Course III is an in-person, hands-on course. Upon completion, participants will receive certification for successfully completing all three modules.
Infection prevention spotlight: Innovations and best practices DNTL-DENT0189-001	Lisa Crotty Tanya Aquino	$75 CDN 3.0 CE lecture hour Register here
Canadian standards and best practices for medical device reprocessing DNTL-DENT0189-002	$125 CDN 8.0 CE lecture hours Registration will open April 1, 2025
Medical device reprocessing simulation - Hands-on DNTL-DENT0189-003 Limited enrollment: 12 participants	Lisa Crotty	Details to follow in April 2025

In-person CDE Courses

Date/Time	CourseRegister here	Registration
Saturday, March 22, 2025 9:00AM to 3:30PM	Halifax, NS Oral Health Discussions Recognize & address non-financial barriers to oral healthcare for vulnerable populations (AM Session) \|Prof. Heather Doucette \| lecture and live webinar Classification of periodontal & peri-implant diseases & conditions - daily practice (PM Session) \| Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh \| lecture and live webinar DNTL-DENT0197	Register here 6.0 CE hours or 3.0 CE hours each
Saturday, April 5, 2025 8:30AM to 11:30AM lecture 12:30PM to 3:30PM hands-on	Halifax, NS Endo for GPs: Better, faster and safer root canals (with workshop on instrumentation/intra-canal activation/obturation) \| Dr. Manor Haas \| lecture and hands-on DNTL-DENT094-001 & 002	Register here 3.0 CE lecture hours 3.0 CE hands-on hours
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:00AM to 12:00PM	The essential diagnoses in radiology \| Dr. Daniel Turgeon \| in-person lecture and live webinar DNTL-DENT0196-001	Register here 3.0 CE lecture hours
Saturday, November 29, 2025 9:00AM to 12:00PM	Antibotics in dentistry: When, why and how? A comprehensive evidence-based update \| Dr. Anjali Bhagirath and Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh DNTL-DENT-0198-001 & 002	Register here 3.0 CE lecture hours
More courses to come..... watch our website and registration page for updates.

Certification Courses (i.e., DH Refresher Course, Medical Emergencies, Nitrous Oxide Sedation, Local Anesthesia)

Most certification courses include pre-study modules and reading material that will be available online prior to the beginning of the in-person session.

Date/Time	Course	Instructor	Registration Link
Dental hygiensts - If you want to re-license, the dental hygiene refresher course will be offered next summer
On-line modules begin mid-March 2025 in-person sessions begin June 30, 2025	Dental Hygiene Refresher Course One week program for those out of practice <5 years Two week program for those out of practive >5 years	Prof. Andrea Hare	Register here We offer a payment plan. If you require one, please contact our office.
Medical emergencies certification - meets the PDBNS guidelines
Friday, May 9, 2025 8:30AM to 12:30PM 1/2 day session 1:30PM to 3:30PM full-day session	Medical Emergencies for the dental office - certification course DNTL-DENT075-004 1/2 day in-person lecture - morning DNTL-DENT075-005 1/2 day live webinar online - morning DNTL-DENT075-006 1/2 day hands-on session - afternoon	Dr. Chris Lee and Dr. Laurel Murphy	Register here 6.0 CE credit hours (3.5 CE lecture hours and 2.5 CE hands-on)
Nitrous oxide sedation certification
Saturday, May 10 & 11, 2025 Day 1: 8:00AM to 4:00PM Day 2: 8:00 to 5:00PM	Nitrous oxide and oral sedation for dentists DNTL-DENT076-005	Dr. Chris Lee and Dr. Shannon Fitzpatrick	Register here 20.0 CE credit hours
CBCT Certifcation
November 1, 2025 8:30AM to 3:30PM	Small field of view cone-beam computed tomography for dentistry (CBCT) :Application and interpretation – Certification Course \| self-study modules and in-person DNTL-DENT0013-006	Dr. Daniel P. Turgeon	Register here 25.0 CE credit hours
Note: Both course include pre-study modules and reading material that will be available online approximately 4 weeks to the beginning of the in-person session.
Nitrous Oxide and Oral Sedation Refresher course
November 8, 2025	NO2 and Oral Sedation Refresher course	Dr. Peter Nkansah	Register here 7.0 CE credit hours

Local anesthesia certification for the dental hygienst
November 8 & 9, 2025	Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienst DNTL-DENT0006-007	Dr. James Brady and Dr. Jean-Charles Doucet	Register here 29.0 CE credit hours
Note: Both course include pre-study modules and reading material that will be available online approximately 6 weeks to the beginning of the in-person session.
To be added to a list of certification course that interest you, contact cde.dentistry@dal.ca to let us know which course you are interested in. If you are on interested waitlist, you will be notified by email when the course registration opens.
* meets PDBNS requirements
** pre-requisite for Nitrious Oxide Sedation - Certification course. This course is available only to those taking the N2O course due to limited enrollment. If you want to be added to the website in case some non-N2O spaces open, please email the CPE office. If you are interested in any of the above-listed courses and would like to be added to the waitlist, please email the CPE office. If you are on the waitlist, you will be notified when the dates are confirmed and registration is open.

ACDE Live Webinar Series | March 2025

DATE/TIME	COURSE	INSTRUCTOR	FEE/ CE CREDITS
Saturday, March 1, 2025 12:00 to 1:30PM (AT)	Regenerative periodontal therapies DNTL-DENT0195-009	Ahmed El-Awady, BDS, MS, PhD	$75 CDN 1.5 CE lecture hours
Friday, March 12, 2025 9:00 to 10:30 PM (AT)	Oral health care for the HIV patient DNTL-DENT0195-015	Rama Kiran Chavali, DMD, MS	$75 CDN 1.5 CE lecture hours
Friday, March 14, 2025 12:00 to 1:30 PM (AT)	Restoration of endontically treated teeth DNTL-DENT0195-010	Steven Morgano, DMD	$75 CDN 1.5 CE lecture hours
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 9:00 to 11:00 PM (AT)	Evidence based practice guidelines for dental treatment of medically complex patients DNTL-DENT0195-011	Altaf Shah, BDS, MS, PhD	$99 CDN 2.0 CE lecture hours
Saturday, March 30, 2025 3:00 to 5:00 PM (AT)	Fundamentals of tooth preparation in operative dentistry: Outline form to caries removal DNTL-DENT0195-012	Fatemeh Keshani, DDS, MSc	$99 CDN 2.0 lecture hours

Group Registrations

CE Letters - New access to CE letters on registration system

We are pleased to announce an exciting new feature with the registration we have implemented to enhance your experience with us: the ability to extract your course attendance confirmation letter, grade report and CE letter directly from our student portal.

We understand the importance of having quick and easy access to official documentation regarding your participation in our courses. To streamline this process, we have integrated a new feature that allows participants to generate and download these documents directly from their user accounts on our portal.

Here’s how it works:

Log in to Your Account: Follow this link and log in using your credentials.
At the STUDENT HOME page, navigate to My Enrolment History.
Locate the course you took in the list of courses.
Click on PRINT icon and choose the report you would like to view.
1. The Confirmation of completion record confirms your attendance to the course.
2. The Statement of grade confirms your passing grade in case you took a quiz.
3. The Course certificate completion report is considered as your official CE letter.
Download and Save: Once generated, you can download the letter in PDF format and save it for your records.
You can also print an unofficial transcript that will show the list of courses attended and the CE points granted.

This new method eliminates the need to contact our support team or wait for manual processing, ensuring you have instant access to your information whenever you need it, as these records will always be available in the student portal.

Please be informed that these changes are implemented starting July 1^st, 2024. For all previous CE letters, please contact our office at cde.dentistry@dal.ca.

We are confident that this enhancement will provide added convenience and efficiency for all our participants. Should you have any questions or encounter any issues while signing in or using this feature, please do not hesitate to reach out to our support team atcde.dentistry@dal.ca or 902-494-1674.

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