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Child Abuse Act 31, Drug Interactions, Act 124 Dental Pain
2026-12-04 08:30 - 15:30 | Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue, 4100 Presidential Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19131, United States
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Philadelphia County Dental Society & Pennsylvania Dental Association present:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Dental Professionals (Act 31) withThree Serious Drug Interactions That Every Dentist Should Know and Evidence-based Analgesia for Post-Surgical Dental Pain (Act 124)
Presented by Angela M. Stout, DMD, MPH, a pediatric dentist in private practice in Erdenheim, PA, Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD, a Professor of Pharmacology/Oral Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and Katherine N. Theken, PharmD, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Dental Professionals will fulfill the Act 31 CE requirement for dentists, hygienists and EFDAs renewing a dental license in March 2027. Attendees may register to attend just the Act 31 course or register for the full day of CE that includes the lectures on Act 124 and Adverse Drug Interactions.
Educational Methods: lecture, slides, case presentations and discussions.

Date:
Friday, December 4, 2026

Time:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

Location:
Courtyard Marriott Philadelphia City Avenue

Fees:

$175 – PCDS Member
$250 – ADA/PDA Member dentist
$95 – Non-dentist dental team employed by PCDS/ADA/PDA Member
$300 – Nonmember dentist
$125 – Non-dentist dental team employed by nonmember

CE Credits:
6 credit hours recommended for dentists, hygienists, EFDAs and assistants

Cancellation policy: No refunds on courses purchased as part of the CE package. Refunds for courses purchased individually will be issued less a 10% administrative fee if the registration is cancelled in writing seven days prior to the program you are attending. Refunds are not issued for no shows.

Full-day course tuition includes lunch and FREE parking.

PDA is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
PDA designates this activity for 6 (six) continuing education credits.

To register online please follow these steps:
Non-dentist dental team members who are not attending the course with a dentist, PCDS associate members and non-member dentists should email Rebecca to request a registration form.
1. Sign in to the website. Every PDA member dentist has a record. For most dentists, your website default username is your first initial, last name and four-digit year of birth with no spaces, no punctuation. The default password is lowercase ada and your ADA number. If you don’t remember your username and password, please contact PDA’s membership department.
2. Click the Register Myself button. Pricing will be applied based on your member status. The Register Myself button appears if your name is displayed at the top of the website page.
3. To register non-dentist (hygienists, assistants or non-licensed guests) attendees for the same course that you are attending, click +Add a Guest under “My Registration Status:” to add your guest. Click Add to select the program they will attend.

If you have previously attended a PDA program with a non-dentist guest, that person may appear as an existing contact. If the Select an existing contact option appears and the correct guest’s name is displayed when clicking in the box, please select his or her name. If a unique email address is not listed for this guest, please add it. Click Save & Close.
If the Select an existing contact option does not appear, please enter the name of the guest, his or her designation (RDH, EFDA) and a unique email address; click Save & Close.
Repeat the process until all guests are registered.
Please note: if the same email address is used for all registrants, only one “reminder to attend” email will be sent.

4. Click Proceed to Checkout to review your order and enter your credit card information.
5. Click Submit Order to complete your registration. You will receive a confirmation email.

Please contact Rebecca Von Nieda at (717) 234-5941, ext. 117 with any questions about the meeting or online registration.
