CE Information

CE REPORTING FOR ODA MEMBER DENTISTS

 

You can earn 6 CE points per day at the ASM, to a maximum of 18 CE points over the three days. There may be an opportunity to earn bonus points by attending certain clinical hands-on workshops (as indicated in the program). For example, if a dentist attends a half-day lecture in the AM session (3 CE points) and a half-day workshop (3 CE points) with 1 bonus point in the PM session, he/she would earn 7 CE points for that day.

 

Dentists can earn 3 CE points for attending a half-day session and 6 CE points for a full-day session. Please note that continuous full-day sessions must be attended in their entirety (AM and PM) – partial credits will not be allocated for attending only a portion of a full-day continuous session. In order to receive the 6 CE points for a full-day continuous session attendees must scan in in the AM and again in the PM.

 

The CE points earned at the ASM (6 points per day or 3 points per half-day) may be attributed to one of the following QA categories as per the RCDSO QA program:

   

For example, if you attend a Category 1 (Core) course in the morning and visit the Exhibits Floor in the afternoon, you can claim 3 CE points in Category 1 for the morning session and 3 CE points in Category 3 for the afternoon session.

 

Scanning is used to verify attendance at the ASM. In order to ensure that attendance records are accurate, we ask dentists to Scan IN to ALL sessions they attend. For Category 1 (Core) courses, ODA member dentists are required to Scan IN AND Scan OUT.

 

If you do not Scan IN and/or Scan OUT of sessions, there is no other method of verifying your attendance at a session.

 

Category 1 (Core) courses

For all Core courses at the ASM, dentists are required to do the following:

• Scan In

• Complete an independent assessment (quiz), print name and ODA membership number

• Hand in the assessment to the session monitor and then Scan Out of the session

 

If these requirements are not met, your CE attendance verification for that course will be defaulted to a Category 2 or Category 3 course.  If you attend a course for a full-day continuous Category 1 (Core) course and you only attend half-day, your CE attendance verification report for that course will be defaulted to a Category 2 or Category 3 course.

 

Category 2 and 3 courses

Dentists are only required to Scan In to the sessions.

 

Exhibits Floor

To obtain credit for visiting the trade show for the AM (Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) and PM (Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5, 12:01 – 5:30 pm), dentists must Scan In at the CE scanning stations located at the back of the exhibits floor.

 

How can I get a copy of my attendance record?

Your CE Certificate of Attendance record will be emailed to you after the conference. It is the responsibility of each member dentist to maintain his or her own continuing education records and report their CE activity to the RCDSO.

 

CE Reporting for Out-of-Province Dentists

Out-of-province dentists are asked to verify their CE requirements with their respective provincial regulatory authority and to submit their own attendance report to their provincial authority.

CE for Out-of-Province Dentists.  Your CE Certificate of Attendance record will be emailed to you after the conference. In order to ensure your attendance is captured, please scan your badge into every session you attend, as well as at the CE scanning stations located at the back of the exhibits floor.

 

CE Reporting for the Dental Team

All attendees are asked to verify their CE requirements with their respective provincial authority and to submit their own report to their provincial authority.

Dental Assistants, Office Personnel

ODAA member dental assistants/office personnel can earn 5 CE points per day to a maximum of 8 CE credits. ODAA members are asked to sign in at the ODAA booth 206 and 208 on Thursday, May 4 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday, May 5, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm and at the Customer Services Desk in the Registration Area on the Level 600 on Saturday, May 6 from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm to ensure you receive CE credits.

 

Dental Hygienists

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO) is responsible for the Quality Assurance Program and the professional portfolio. Supporting documentation for your learning at the ASM could include, but is not limited to, your name badge and the Final Program, which includes the speakers’ biographies and brief session outlines.

 

The Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association (ODHA) does not track or require records of attendance at the ASM.

 

For all other Dental Hygienists requiring attendance verification, please scan-in to your sessions.  Your CE Certificate of Attendance record will be emailed to the email address provided during registration to you approximately three weeks after the conference.

 

Dental Students

Dental students and dentists not registered with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO), cannot claim CE points for any continuing education completed before their date of registration with the RCDSO. Their CE requirements and CE cycle start from the date of registration as a member of the RCDSO.

 

Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)

CE for Out-of-Province Dentists.  The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship/Mastership credit. The current term of acceptance extends from 05/01/2015 through 06/30/2018. Provider ID# 214575.  The attendance verification for the course can be sent to membership@agd.org by the AGD member to get the points from AGD.

 

Ontario Dental Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider ADA CERP is a service of the Ontario Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing 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 the ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp