With globally trusted Dental CE, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to master complex cases, streamline your workflows, and achieve predictable outcomes with accuracy.
While dental school provides a foundation for treating individual teeth, many dentists soon realize it doesn’t equip them to address the underlying causes of patients’ issues. Those who pursue dental continuing education with The Dawson Academy describe their experiences as “eye-opening” and transformative, sparking powerful “aha moments” that fundamentally shift their approach to patient care.
The Dawson Academy is a postgraduate educational and clinical research facility dedicated to advancing the field of dentistry through our renowned Core Curriculum. With a comprehensive, patient-centered approach, we help dental professionals around the world master the art and science of Complete Dentistry, transforming their lives, their practices, and the way they deliver care.
Dental CE that equips you with everything needed to ascend to the highest level of dental care for your patients. With so many ways to learn, connect, and advance your practice, discover the best options for you.
Dawson’s Core Curriculum is the key to mastering Complete Dentistry — a holistic approach that teaches an understanding of the entire masticatory system.
Dawson graduates practice at the highest level, providing exceptional care while maintaining a less stressful, more profitable practice.
Deepen your expertise in specific areas of dentistry with our elective courses. Whether you’re new to Dawson or a Scholar looking to refine your skills, these targeted courses allow you to explore specialized topics that align with your professional goals.
Choose from a variety of courses covering advanced clinical skills, business acumen, team training, and more.
Master the most complex cases in the least amount of time! Our Mini-Residency program bundles Dawson’s renowned Core Curriculum so you can become a Dawson Scholar in just over a year.
Enjoy the flexibility to mix and match locations to suit your needs.
Dawson’s Complete Care Consulting blends clinical expertise with business strategy to help your practice thrive. With hands-on guidance in leadership development, financial forecasting, team alignment, operational efficiency, and more, your dedicated practice consultant will support you in building a sustainable, profitable practice.
Choose from our selection of Live Stream and On-Demand courses to advance your clinical expertise and continue your dental education online.
Dental professionals can select individual courses or save big with a Live Stream Season Pass. The best deal? Unlock the full library with an All Access+ Subscription to save thousands on live streams, 100+ on-demand courses, resources, tuition, and more.
Dawson Study Clubs are open to all dentists, with tiers for every career stage. These groups offer a fun, collaborative environment to grow, share insights, tackle clinical challenges, earn dental CE, and build a trusted professional network.
As one dentist put it, “What a joy it is to be with people who are constantly striving to become more educated. It’s also a wonderful source for finding excellent referrals.”
Purpose-Driven Dentistry
Practice with clarity and confidence.
At Dawson, every exam is thorough, and every recommendation reflects not just technical expertise but what’s truly right for the patient. It’s not about doing more dentistry—it’s about doing the right dentistry.
Balanced Patient Care & Clinical Excellence
Become a master of your craft.
Our approach helps you reduce failures, ensure predictable results, and deliver care that lasts. You’ll gain the skills to prevent costly mistakes and build a thriving, sustainable practice.
Results That Matter
Trust. Efficiency. Growth.
Imagine patients who trust you, fewer re-dos, a lighter workload, and a practice positioned for long-term success. When patient care and professional mastery align, everyone wins.
Master Complete Dentistry with Core 1: Occlusion & Smile Design. Choose courses à la carte, fast-track with our Mini-Residency, or explore specialized tracks for lab technicians.
Gain the skills to diagnose and treat with confidence, create a high-performing team that runs like clockwork, and build a practice that’s efficient, profitable, and fulfilling—all with the support of experts who’ve been in your shoes.
No matter your professional goals, Dawson offers a complete learning experience — foundational dental education, advanced clinical training, business mastery, and community-driven collaboration, with expedited and online options available.
Train your entire clinical and business team — hygienists, office staff, and assistants. Our dental CE strengthens team cohesion and drives practice success, while you get more time to focus on patient care. Explore Team 360, MBA in a Day, and more.
With Complete Care Consulting, work 1:1 with a dedicated expert to master your practice’s day-to-day operations. We’ll help streamline processes, increase profitability, and train your entire team to work together for lasting success.
Your continuing education is important, and we want to help you achieve your goals. That’s why we offer various financing options, including manageable payment plans and no-interest options.
Our dental CE courses have been developed as a complete plan for general dentists, specialists, dental lab technicians, and practice team members striving to develop a highly effective practice. Experience hands-on clinical learning, one-on-one instruction, and group discussion that prepare you to treat cases that many dentists can’t.
These courses teach dentists, specialists and labs how to diagnose and treat simple to complex cases predictably, which in turn helps increase patient treatment acceptance and overall satisfaction.
We have a variety of dental courses available online: introductory occlusion courses, lectures in our Core Curriculum, implants, integrative dental medicine and more!
The electives at The Dawson Academy provide supplemental and additional training for dentists and their staff. These electives include topics like integrated wellness, implants, and team training.
Our Complete Care Consulting addresses the unique needs of your practice, balancing both clinical excellence and business growth with a comprehensive training series for you and your staff.
We’re here to guide you! Contact us for course advisement and we’ll help you on your way to practicing predictable dentistry.
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Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
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.
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.