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Current Course Listings for 2026

Welcome!

Thank you for choosing the University of Washington – a source to fulfill your continuing dental education needs year-round in the Pacific Northwest. If you have come to one of our courses before, thank you! We hope to see you again soon. If you haven’t, please consider trying us out.

• Pre-Recorded Online Courses
• Completed Continuing Dental Education Courses
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Grand Rounds – a semi-monthly lecture series hosted by the UW Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Option to receive CDE credit is available – RSVP to attend with Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Recorded Online Courses

Go to Live Courses & Webinars

Lecture

Hands-on

Lecture & Hands-on

Format

Course

Recorded Online

Find Your MATE! (Module 1 of 2) - DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act Compliance Course - a 4-hour live webinar

Jason H. Goodchild, DMD
This course qualifies for providing credit for the DEA MATE Act training requirement.
Original recording date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Recorded Online

An Evidence-Based Update on Fluoride in an Increasingly Fluoride-Hesitant World

Dr. Donald Chi
Original course date: October 11, 2025

Recorded Online

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire! Oral Health Concerns and EVALI (E-cigarette and Vape Associated Lung Injury) Online Course

Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PharmD, FASHP, FACHE
Original recording date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Recorded Online

Treatment Planning for the Daily Practice: From Simple to Complex

Jae Seon Kim, DDS, MSD, FACP
Original recording date: Saturday, October 10, 2020

Recorded Online

Find Your MATE! (Module 2 of 2) – DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act Compliance Course – a 4-hour recorded webinar

Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PharmD, FASHP, FACHE
This course qualifies for providing credit for the DEA MATE Act training requirement.
Original recording date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Recorded Online

Opioids Training -The Art of Dental Therapeutics - Appropriate Postoperative Analgesia Prescribing

Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PharmD, FASHP, FACHE
This course meets the requirements for Washington State dentists who prescribe opioids.
Original recording date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Recorded Online

Bloodborne Pathogens Online Training

Developed by staff and faculty at the University of Washington, School of Dentistry

Live Courses & Webinars

Go to Recorded Online Courses

Date

Course

Fri, Oct 23, 2026
-Fri, Jul 16, 2027

FOCUS Certificate Program: First Orientation Course for US Dental Education

Ana Lucia Seminario, DDS, PhD, MPH and Susan E. Coldwell, PhD

Wed, Nov 18, 2026

From Single Implants to Full-Arch Cases: Key Insights for Static Guided Surgeries - a live webinar

Chia-Yu (Jennifer) Chen, DDS, DMSc
This course has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Fri, Nov 20, 2026

Dental Ceramics: From Past to Practice - a live webinar

Lara Christie Monteiro, DDS, MSc, PhD
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Tue, Dec 1, 2026

Updates on Non-Peroxide-Based Bleaching Agents - a live webinar

Daniel C. N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Tue, Dec 8, 2026

Posterior Partial Coverage Restorations: Decision Making and Preparation Designs - a live webinar

Mohamed Sherif Omar, BDS, MSc
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Sat, Dec 12, 2026

Frontline Defense: The Dental Team’s Role in Oral Cancer Prevention - a live webinar

Neetha Santosh, BDS, MS
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Thu, Dec 17, 2026

Seeing is Believing: How Phase Contrast Microscopy Improves Patients' Oral Health and Outcomes - a live webinar

Trina Hutto, EdD, MS, RDH
This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

Fri, Mar 5, 2027

From Science to Practice: Contemporary Periodontal and Implant Care - in-person CDE course

Diane Daubert, BS, MS, PhD; Frank Roberts, DDS, PhD; I-Chung (Johnny) Wang, DDS, MPH, MS; Jeffrey S. McLean, PhD; Kristopher A. Kerns, PhD MPH; Ralf Schuler, DDS, PhD, MSD; Sul Ki Hong, DDS; Sumita Jain, PhD; Yung-Ting (Lizzy) Hsu, DDS, MDSc, MS, PhD

Fri, Mar 12, 2027
-Sun, Mar 21, 2027

Travel and Learn: CE Topic "Traumatic Dental Injuries" and Land Tour to Vietnam and Cambodia

Isabel Mello, DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCDC
This is a travel program that takes place in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Fri, Mar 26, 2027

55th Annual Ernest M. Jones Memorial Lecture The Resilient Dental Professional in the Age of AI - Dentistry is changing. Are we?

Kyle Stanley, DDS

Fri, Apr 9, 2027

Hidden Dangers in the Dental Practice - a live webinar

David Carsten, DDS
This course is offered in partnership with the Oregon Health Sciences University Office of Continuing Dental Education.

Fri, May 7, 2027

Law/Lewis Annual Lecture in Pediatric Dentistry 2027 Little Teeth, Big Decisions: Practical Pharmacology in Pediatric Dentistry

Mark Donaldson, BSP, ACPR, PHARMD, FASHP, FACHE

Sun, Jun 13, 2027
-Mon, Jun 21, 2027

Travel and Learn: 3 CE Topics and Land Tour of Ireland

"The 3 Joes": Joseph Best, DDS, PhD; Joseph deGuzman, DDS, MS; Joseph Schmidt, DDS
This is a travel program that takes place in Ireland - June 2027.

Sun, Oct 17, 2027
-Sat, Oct 23, 2027

Travel and Learn: CE Topic "Beyond the Prophy: A Modern Periodontal & Implant Care Masterclass for the Entire Dental Team Course Overview" and land tour to Iceland

Nico Geurs, DDS, MS
This is a travel program that takes place in Iceland - October 2027.