April 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM to 8:15 PM

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Required for License Renewal: California Dental Practice Act (DPA) and Ethics - Where's the Line and Why?

Thursday, April 2, 2026 6pm-8:15pm PST

2 CEU core Speaker: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS

This 'live' CE Webinar reviews and updates the required DPA topics & regulations, including scope of practice, drug prescibing, licensure and qualifications, supervision of auxiliaries, professional conduct, mandated reporting, and consent.  Codes and Principles of Ethics are reviewed. Examples of law violations, unprofessional conduct, and difficult legal challenges will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes:

• Satisfy re-licensure requirements and update their knowledge of current infection risks.
• Familiarize themselves with the required training topics related to the Dental
• Practice Act and consider standards of ethics.

Bio: Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS graduated from the University of Southern California, practiced dental hygiene for 20 years, is adjunct dental hygiene faculty at West Coast University, and is a member of Sigma Phi Alpha. Ms. Dewhirst is consistently listed as one of the nation’s “Leaders in CE”, presents over 100 seminars a year, is featured at major U.S. and Canadian Dental Conferences, and is a member of the California Dental Association Speakers Bureau. She is an AAMI/ANSI/ADA Standards Committee member, Editor-in-Chief of OSAP (ADS)’s Infection Control In Practice, recipient of ADS Chairman of the Board Special Citation for Advancing Dental Safety, has had many articles published in dental peer-reviewed journals, and has contributed to dental textbooks and guidance documents.