The Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition (CCEPR) maintains the highest standards for continuing dental education.
The Commission establishes the standards for continuing dental education and approves CE providers that meet those standards through the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP).
Choosing CERP-recognized providers helps the dental profession select quality CE with confidence.
ADA CERP also provides dental regulatory agencies with a sound basis for uniform acceptance of CE credits required for the maintenance of dental licensure.
Learn how to apply for or maintain ADA CERP recognition.
ADA CERP Recognition Standards 2026 Implemented June 1, 2026
The revised ADA CERP Recognition Standards (PDF), approved by the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition September 2024, take effect June 1, 2026. CE activities offered in June 2026 and onwards are expected to meet the revised Standards. Providers will be evaluated on compliance with the revised CERP Standards beginning with the Spring 2027 CERP application cycle.
The Commission offers to help providers understand and apply the new Standards.
The Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition requests nominations to fill an open position to serve on the Board of Commissioners.
The primary duties of the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition are to:
Nominations are being accepted for a public member of the CCEPR Board of Commissioners.
The public member brings a valuable public/consumer perspective to the Commission’s deliberations. Potential candidates may be nominated by an organization or may nominate themselves.
Interested parties should review the Commission’s responsibilities and the CCEPR Criteria for a Public Member (PDF) and download the CCEPR Public Member Application Form (DOCX).
Contact CCEPR staff for more information.
The Commission has approved a 4% increase in ADA CERP provider fees for 2026 over 2025 levels. Invoices for the 2026 ADA CERP provider annual fee will be emailed in March. Payment may be made by credit card using the link provided in the invoice.
The 2026 ADA CERP annual survey will be emailed in March as well.
If you do not receive the invoice or the annual survey emails by March 15, please check your email filters or contact CCEPR staff at cerp@ada.org.
Payment of the annual fee and completion of the annual survey are requirements for all ADA CERP recognized providers. To ensure that you receive the annual fee invoice and annual survey link, please inform CCEPR staff of any changes to contacts for your organization at cerp@ada.org.
View fees for providers in the U.S. and Canada (PDF)
View fees for international CE providers outside the U.S. and Canada (PDF)
With many providers offering CE courses online, the Commission has prepared a summary of ADA CERP requirements for online CE (PDF), including live and recorded events.
Providers are also encouraged to review the ADA CERP Recognition Standards, Policies and Procedures in particular Standard 3.0 Integrity and independence and Policies on Calculating and Awarding CE Credits, and Periodic Review of Self-Study Activities.
Joint Accreditation offers organizations that develop interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) the opportunity to be simultaneously accredited to provide continuing education credit for multiple health professions through a unified accreditation process and set of accreditation standards. With this new collaboration between Joint Accreditation and the ADA’s Continuing Education Recognition Program, organizations that are jointly accredited now have the option to include dentists in their education programs, without needing to attain a separate accreditation with ADA CERP.
Joint Accreditation gives providers that design at least 25% of their CE activities for an interprofessional audience the opportunity to offer continuing education credits in medicine, nursing, optometry, PAs (physician assistants), pharmacy, psychology, social work, and now dentistry. Read the complete Joint Accreditation news release.
CERP recognized providers that are currently accredited through Joint Accreditation, and that wish to obtain CERP recognition through the single Joint Accreditation process rather than the separate CERP application process, should contact CCEPR staff.