Continuing Education

The Mission of the Indiana University School of Dentistry Office of Continuing Education is to provide exceptional, comprehensive and diversified postgraduate educational opportunities to all dental professionals, manufacturers and researchers.

Our goal is to promote quality lectures, workshops and presentations that will equip you with the information, skills and tools necessary to enhance your personal and professional growth.

We will accomplish this by maintaining educational quality and integrity at all IUSD CE programs.

We are committed to providing our alumni and all oral health care professionals the latest technologies, techniques, and the highest quality of learning opportunities.

Registration for all continuing education events is handled online via IU Conferences. You’ll find details and a registration link on each specific event’s page.

If you have a question regarding a current program registration, call IU Conferences at 800-933-9330.

There will be no refunds issued within 7 days of a lecture or 14 days of a workshop unless specifically stated otherwise. See individual course descriptions for more information or contact the Office of Continuing Education with any questions. A $30 refund fee will apply to any cancellation unless otherwise indicated.

We reserve the right to change or cancel program offerings without notice. Should a significant change occur, every effort will be made to notify registered participants.

Sponsorship of a continuing education program by Indiana University School of Dentistry does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product, nor does it necessarily reflect the philosophies of the university or its programs. Some presentations may include controversial materials and commercial references. Be advised of the potential risk of using limited knowledge when incorporating new techniques and procedures into your practice, especially when the program has not provided you with supervised clinical experience in the technique or procedure to ensure that you have attained competency.

Speakers must disclose any relevant financial interests or other relationships with manufacturers of any commercial products or providers of commercial services that are discussed in any continuing education program. Unless otherwise stated, there is no commercial support for continuing education programs at Indiana University School of Dentistry.

By registering in any School of Dentistry Continuing Education program, you explicitly grant permission for photographs and video of you to be taken at the event and used in Indiana University publications and communications.

Travel information can change depending on what course you are attending, however, our home base is downtown.  Depending on availability, most hotels in the downtown area will offer a discount if you say that you are attending an event at IUPUI.  The IUSD CE office will be happy to provide you with any information you may need to assist in planning your visit to Indianapolis, just send us an email at dsce@iupui.edu.

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Indianapolis International Airport
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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IUSD CE requires that all registrations be completed online through IU Conferences.  If you have questions regarding the registration process, please contact the office of IU Conferences at 800-933-9330.

There will be no refunds issued within 7 days of a lecture or 14 days of a workshop unless specifically stated otherwise. See individual course descriptions for more information or contact the IUSD Office of Continuing Education with any questions. A $30 refund fee will apply to any cancellation unless otherwise indicated.  All no-shows will forfeit tuition.

We reserve the right to change or cancel program offerings without notice. Should a significant change occur, every effort will be made to notify registered participants. If a course must be canceled, full tuition will be refunded.

Commercial fiscal support can contribute significantly to the quality of certain continuing education activities. A conflict of interest may be considered to exist if a continuing education program speaker is affiliated with or has financial interest in any organization(s) that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the presentation. When such situation occurs, the audience must be made aware of the affiliation/financial interest via an acknowledgement in the faculty listing in program materials. Indiana University School of Dentistry has adopted a policy to provide guidelines for the use of commercial support in continuing education programs.

All continuing education programs offered by the Indiana University School of Dentistry must adhere to the following standards:

1. Each course must offer a balanced view of all diagnostic and therapeutic options regardless of the amount of fiscal support.
2. The ultimate decision regarding finding arrangements for the planned course will be the responsibility of the Office of Continuing Education. Funds from a commercial source must be in the form of an unrestricted educational grant made payable to Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). Payment for expenses incurred for the course will be made through the CE Department account.
3. Commercial support must be acknowledged in printed announcements and brochures and handouts. References to specific products or services will not be allowed.
4. Commercial exhibits should not in any way affect the educational content or integrity of the course activities.
5. Commercially supported social events or meals held in conjunction with the educational courses must in no way take precedence over the educational events.
6. All attendees at a continuing education course with commercial support must pay a reasonable registration fee, although subsidies may reduce the required registration fee.
7. Full disclosure of any potential conflict of interest is required. Potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: research funds, holding stock in the company lending fiscal support, receiving fees, etc.
8. The IUSD CE Office and the commercial supporter or other relevant parties should each report to the other on the expenditure of funds each has provided, following each subsidized continuing dental education activity.
9. If IUSD CE receives commercial support, a written statement or letter of agreement outlining the terms and conditions of the arrangement and/or relationship between our office and the commercial supporter.
10. Product-promotion material or product-specific advertisement of any type is prohibited in or during continuing dental education (CDE) activities. Live promotional activities (staffed exhibits, presentations) or enduring promotional activities (print or electronic advertisements) must be kept separate from CDE. The juxtaposition of editorial and advertising material on the same products or subjects must be avoided during CDE activities.

11. Commercial support shall be limited to:
    • The payment of reasonable honoraria.
    • Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for faculty.
    • The payment of the cost of modest meals or social events held as part of an educational activity.

Adapted from ADA CERP/ Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support