# Michigan dental assistant online CE requirements

Answer: Dental assistants in Michigan: Registered Dental Assistants (RDA): 36 hours / 3 years, same structure as hygienists — 2 hrs pain/symptom management, 1 hr ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain BLS/CPR. Up to 18 of 36 hrs may be asynchronous/online.. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Format: min 20 hrs classroom/in-person seminar/interactive live webinar; up to 30 hrs online/recorded webinar; up to ~10 hrs self-study reading. Hygienists & assistants mirror at 36 hrs with 2 hrs pain/symptom mgmt, 1 hr ethics/jurisprudence, 1 hr infection control, 1-hr one-time human trafficking; min 12 classroom hrs, up to 18 online. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Michigan dental board before enrolling.

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## Direct answer

Dental assistants in Michigan: Registered Dental Assistants (RDA): 36 hours / 3 years, same structure as hygienists — 2 hrs pain/symptom management, 1 hr ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain BLS/CPR. Up to 18 of 36 hrs may be asynchronous/online.. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Format: min 20 hrs classroom/in-person seminar/interactive live webinar; up to 30 hrs online/recorded webinar; up to ~10 hrs self-study reading. Hygienists & assistants mirror at 36 hrs with 2 hrs pain/symptom mgmt, 1 hr ethics/jurisprudence, 1 hr infection control, 1-hr one-time human trafficking; min 12 classroom hrs, up to 18 online. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Michigan dental board before enrolling.

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Source citations:
- `ONLINE-CE-MICHIGAN-1` Michigan online dental CE source 1. <https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dentistry>
- `ONLINE-CE-MICHIGAN-2` Michigan online dental CE source 2. <https://www.michigandental.org/ce-courses/ce-requirements/>

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