CE & CPR Resources

If completing one of the following courses for the didactic portion of the CPR certification, you may want to verify with the hands-on instructor whether they will accept the online training from the resources below. While the board will accept the following courses to meet the didactic/online training component, the board cannot make CPR instructors accept the training when determining whether the CPR certification is complete including hands-on training.

Note: This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of CPR training providers. Licensees and registrants are not restricted to this of providers for obtaining or maintaining CPR certification.

The CDC last updated the guidelines for infection control in dental offices in the December 19, 2003 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Vol. 52, No. RR-17.

Please note: Not all OSHA courses will meet this requirement. Although there may be some overlap between OSHA training and infection control standards, not all OSHA courses address matters related to infection control. If your OSHA training includes a minimum of one hour focused on CDC guidelines for infection control in dental offices, that training will meet this requirement. Should you use an OSHA course to meet this requirement, you may be asked to submit evidence of the focus on infection control if you should be selected for continuing education audit.

The following providers offer continuing education courses in the area of infection control. You are not restricted to this list to meet requirements for continuing education in the area of infection control.  

• 2025 Iowa Dental Board Jurisprudence Webinar (with audio)
• Iowa Dental Board Jurisprudence Course Completion Form
• 2025 Iowa Dental Board Jurisprudence PowerPoint Slides (no audio)
• After watching the webinar, complete the course completion form. You will receive an email with your responses following the submission of the form. Keep the email with your continuing education records.

You may also complete a course via one of the providers listed below.

Note: Be aware that not all continuing education courses about intraoral imaging will meet the continuing education requirement for dental assistants of two hours in the area of dental radiography.

Beginning in 2019, dentists who prescribe opioids during the previous biennium renewal period are required to complete a minimum of one hour of continuing education in the subject of opioids. The training shall include the following:

• Guidelines for prescribing opioids, including recommendations on limitations of dosages and the length of prescriptions;
• Risk factors for abuse; and
• Non-opioid and non-pharmacologic therapy options.

The continuing education course in opioids may be counted towards the renewal requirement of 30 hours of continuing education. In the event the course does not cover the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, the licensee shall read the guideline prior to license renewal.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Licensees who need to review the guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain may do so here.

Effective July 1, 2019, licensees and registrants who practice in Iowa, must complete training through the Department of Human Services and renew the training every three years thereafter. Credit can be claimed for completing courses.

Mandatory reporter training is available here.
Mandatory report training FAQs

Note: The DHS core training is awarded two hours for each section completed, for a possible total of four hours.