Looking for free dental CEs this week? We’ve rounded up live dental continuing education opportunities taking place October 5–11, 2026.

This week’s featured courses cover preventive oral care, airway health and periodontal disease, worn dentition, patient-centered biofilm management, dental plaque, and infection control.

These webinars offer continuing education credits and practical education for dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and dental teams.

Below are this week’s featured live dental CE opportunities.

Live Dental CE Opportunities This Week

Here are the live dental CE webinars happening October 5–11, 2026.

What If Everything You Were Taught About Oral Care Was Wrong? Unlearning the Myths, Relearning the Science

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Webinar
Credits: 1 CE credit
Presenter: Dr. Kami Hoss
Sponsor: SuperMouth

Preventive oral care involves more than cleaning tooth surfaces. Saliva, pH balance, soft tissues, and the oral microbiome all play a role in the environment that supports or undermines oral health.

This live dental CE webinar examines common assumptions about daily oral care and presents a systems-based approach to prevention. Dr. Kami Hoss will discuss how clinicians can evaluate oral-care claims and help patients build routines that support long-term health.

What you’ll learn:

• How teeth, saliva, soft tissues, and the oral microbiome work together

• The role of pH balance and remineralization in preventive care

• How to evaluate common oral-care practices and product claims

• Ways to explain a broader approach to oral health to patients

• Strategies for supporting lasting improvements in daily home care

This course is ideal for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants involved in preventive care and patient education.

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Beyond the Gums: Airway, Inflammation, and Periodontal Disease – Part 2

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Interactive Webinar
Credits: 1 CEU
Presenter: LD Coaching
Sponsor: VOCO America

Airway dysfunction and altered breathing patterns may contribute to the risks dental teams observe during periodontal care. Recognizing these signs can help hygienists ask better questions and communicate findings within their scope of practice.

This live dental CE webinar explores connections among mouth breathing, sleep-disordered breathing, salivary function, the oral microbiome, and inflammation. The session focuses on practical screening and prevention during routine hygiene visits.

What you’ll learn:

• How breathing patterns may affect the oral environment

• Connections among airway dysfunction, inflammation, and periodontal disease

• Airway-related warning signs to recognize during hygiene visits

• Screening strategies appropriate to the dental hygienist’s scope

• Ways to discuss findings and support preventive periodontal care

This course is ideal for dental hygienists, dentists, and dental teams interested in airway awareness and periodontal prevention.

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Treating Worn Dentition for Patient Satisfaction and Practice Profitability

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Interactive Webinar
Credits: 1 CEU
Presenter: Frank J. Milnar, DDS, AAACD
Sponsor: Shofu

Treating worn teeth requires attention to strength, appearance, and the practical demands of the procedure. Material selection and an efficient technique can influence both the patient’s experience and the practice’s costs.

This live dental CE webinar reviews approaches to worn dentition, including bioactive and therapeutic composites. Dr. Frank J. Milnar will discuss techniques intended to maintain tooth strength, improve esthetics, and reduce procedural overhead.

What you’ll learn:

• Approaches to reducing wear and maintaining tooth strength

• Esthetic considerations when treating worn dentition

• Techniques presented as shorter procedures without anesthesia

• How instruments and materials affect treatment efficiency

• Potential benefits of bioactive and therapeutic composites

This course is ideal for dentists, restorative clinicians, dental assistants, and teams involved in the treatment of worn teeth.

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Hostbusters: Empowering Patient Centered Oral Wellness Through Effective Biofilm Management

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Interactive Webinar
Credits: 1 CEU
Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS
Sponsor: ioTech International

Patients need home-care recommendations they can understand and use consistently. Age, health conditions, caregiver involvement, and individual abilities can all affect which biofilm-management strategies fit their needs.

This live dental CE webinar examines patient-centered education, oral-care devices, rinse options, and follow-up communication. Dr. Kirsten Roling will discuss ways to help patients and their caregivers take an active role in daily oral care.

What you’ll learn:

• How biofilm formation contributes to oral-health problems

• Communication strategies that encourage patient participation

• How to match home-care tools to individual needs

• Ways to adapt instructions for pediatric, geriatric, and medically compromised patients

• Follow-up approaches that support consistent self-care

This course is ideal for dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants, and teams involved in patient education and biofilm management.

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The Science of Dental Plaque: The Hidden Biofilm Driving Disease—And How to Control It

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Interactive Webinar
Credits: 1 CEU
Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS
Sponsor: Dr. Jen Natural Oral Care

Dental plaque is a structured biofilm with mechanisms that help microorganisms survive and resist treatment. Understanding how it develops can help clinicians evaluate why some patients continue to struggle with plaque-related disease.

This live dental CE webinar examines biofilm development, microbial changes, and resistance mechanisms. Dr. Kirsten Roling will review strategies for disrupting biofilm and tailoring plaque control to patient risk.

What you’ll learn:

• How structured biofilm differs from a simple accumulation of bacteria

• Microbial shifts associated with caries, periodontal disease, and peri-implantitis

• Mechanisms that make biofilm resistant to treatment

• Limitations of conventional plaque-control approaches

• Adjunctive strategies for improving biofilm management

This course is ideal for dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants, and teams interested in preventive care and plaque control.

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Infection Control in Dental Settings

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM–2:30 PM ET / 8:00–11:30 AM PT
Format: Virtual, Live Interactive Webinar
Credits: 3.5 CEUs; the provider lists 3 general CE credits for California licensees
Presenter: Dr. Kirsten Roling, DDS
Sponsor: IQAir

Infection prevention depends on consistent practices throughout the dental office. Reviewing transmission risks and standard precautions can help teams identify gaps in their daily routines.

This live dental CE webinar reviews infection-control requirements, organism transmission, blood-exposure prevention, hand hygiene, and CDC recommendations for dentistry. The provider notes that this course does not fulfill California’s state-specific bloodborne-pathogens requirement.

What you’ll learn:

• How organisms spread in dental settings

• The links in the chain of infection

• Standard precautions used in dental care

• Practices intended to reduce blood exposure

• Indications for hand hygiene

• CDC recommendations for dental infection prevention

This course is ideal for dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants, and dental teams responsible for infection prevention.

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