Policies

Course check-in usually takes place on the 1st floor lobby of the dental school’s academic building (link to contact us page or directions & parking page). Please bring your enrollment confirmation letter, which you received after you registered, and items requested for the course.

Full attendance and course completion is required to receive credit. The Office of Continuing Dental Education (CDE) issues one credit for every one hour of course time that a participant completes, which is in accordance with the California State Board of Dental Examiners.

Participants who complete our courses receive credits approved by the California State Board of Dental Examiners and receive a certificate of completion at the end of each course. Participants who pre-register will be able to pick up their CDE certificates at the end of the day/program. We can submit requests for Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) credits on a credit per hour basis. We are part of the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program.

Disclaimer: The UCLA School of Dentistry has an obligation to disseminate new knowledge in the dental field and some of the new knowledge or techniques may be considered controversial. Sponsorship of a continuing education program by the UCLA School of Dentistry does not imply product or technique endorsement.

Unless noted, speakers, instructors, and members of their immediate family do not have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to the courses they teach.

UCLA Affiliation: The UCLA School of Dentistry is NOT responsible for providing liability or malpractice insurance during our workshop courses. Participants enrolled in courses that require patients will be asked to provide proof of such coverage.

Additional Policies:

• No outside guests will be allowed in UCLA Continuing Dental Education courses. 

• Course dates, fees, speakers, and topics are subject to change without notice.

• Discounts may not apply in some cases or where noted, only one discount can be applied to course fees, and payment plans are not eligible for the 10% early enrollment discount.

If a course is filled or cancelled, but a participant has still paid the fee, UCLA will refund the full fee. For lecture courses, a full refund will be given if written notification of withdrawal is received and confirmed 24 hours prior to the course. Courses without sufficient enrollment are subject to cancellation.

For participation, hands-on, or special courses, written notification of cancellation must be received and confirmed at least ten working days prior to the course, unless otherwise specified. These refunds are subject to a cancellation fee of up to 40% of course fee. Notification of withdrawal received after a course’s start, will result in forfeiture of the entire course fee.

Office of Continuing Education
Phone: (310) 206-8388

Leora Schwarzberg, Administrative Assistant
(For registrations or general course questions)
lschwarzberg@dentistry.ucla.edu

Cristina (Tina) Cody, Administrative Assistant
(For payment queries, rollovers, refunds, state mandated courses)
tcody@dentistry.ucla.edu

Scot Kawano, Management Service Officer-Supervisor
(For logistics, operations, clinic/lab)
skawano@dentistry.ucla.edu