DEA Information for Dental Healthcare Practitioners

The following DEA Information for Dental Healthcare Practitioners is designed to educate dental healthcare practitioners (DHCP) on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) policies for controlled substances.

What you will learn:

• Introduction to the Controlled Substances Act
• Schedules of controlled substances
• Registration requirements
  • Practitioner's use of a hospital's DEA registration number
• Required controls
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Prescription requirements
• Schedule II substances
• Schedule III-V substances
• Opioid addiction treatment programs

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training.  Course length: 1 hour & 30 minutes.

The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of DEA, OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by DEA, OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2025 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.