California Dental Professionals: qualification, exams, and education

Board-exam support, infection control, the Dental Practice Act, opioid education, and role-specific CE.

Review the learning pathways

Regulated credentials

Who this California guide covers

Licenses and credentials

- Dentist
- Registered Dental Assistant
- Registered Dental Hygienist

What 101PD may provide

- California law and exam preparation
- Mandatory renewal subjects
- Clinical and professional dental CE

Provider qualification route

How 101PD can become authorized

Apply for a Dental Board CE provider permit and obtain individual review for mandatory courses; confirm separate Dental Hygiene Board rules.

Non-substitution boundary

What online training cannot replace

Online education cannot replace accredited education, clinical competency, laboratory work, or hands-on instruction.

Possible learning formats

California-focused learning options

Continuing education

California Dental Law and Ethics

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Continuing education

California Infection Control

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Exam prep

Dental Board Exam Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Official sources

Verify before acting

The regulator controls eligibility, fees, applications, examinations, and credit. These are the sources used for this page.

Dental Board provider application

Sources checked July 22, 2026. Confirm current regulator requirements before acting.