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Ethics and Professionalism Courses for Dentists in Ireland

CPD for dentists in Ireland is currently an ethical obligation under the Dental Council's Code of Practice rather than a statutory requirement, and the Council's CPD guide (revised December 2019) recommends at least 250 hours every five years, of which at least 100 should be structured. On 7 August 2026 the Government approved the General Scheme of a Bill amending the Dentists Act 1985 to put CPD on a statutory footing, but it has not yet been enacted.

What the Dental Council expects

  • The Dental Council's CPD guide says you should complete at least 250 hours of CPD every five years, with a minimum of 100 hours of structured CPD.
  • The Council recommends completing, and keeping records of, at least 50 hours of CPD every year (at least 20 structured), and you are currently not required to submit evidence of CPD to the Council.
  • Structured CPD must meet four criteria (concise educational aims, clear anticipated outcomes, quality controls and documentary proof of attendance), while self-directed CPD covers activities that do not meet all four.
  • The Council paused its direct approval of CPD activities from 1 January 2020, so providers, not the Council, now assure dentists that an activity meets the guidance.

Facing a fitness to practise concern? Read our Dental Council remediation guide

Summary checked against Dental Council of Ireland guidance in October 2026. Always confirm the current rules with your regulator. Official guidance

How our courses fit into your CPD

Relevant learning

Topics tied to professional standards: probity, boundaries, communication, consent, records and safe practice.

Built-in reflection

Prompts that help you write about what you learned and how it changes your practice.

Certificate for your records

A certificate of completion with your name, the course and the estimated learning time. Record the time you actually spend.

CPD courses for dentists and dental specialists

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Clinical Handover and Patient Safety

Structured clinical handover as a patient-safety process in the Irish healthcare context

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Clinical Incident Reporting

Reporting, responding to, and learning from clinical incidents in the Irish healthcare system

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Clinical Risk Management

Identifying, assessing, controlling, and governing clinical risk in the Irish healthcare system

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
Communication, records & consent2hrs est. learning

Duty of Candour in Healthcare Practice

Openness and honesty when things go wrong, in the Irish healthcare context

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
10 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
Ethics3hrs est. learning

Ethics for Healthcare Professionals

A Cross-Professional Guide to Ethical Standards, Consent, Confidentiality, and Patient Safety in Irish Healthcare

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
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Human Factors and Patient Safety

Designing work around human strengths and limits to make care safer

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
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Infection Prevention and Control

Breaking the chain of infection through standard and transmission-based precautions

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
Complaints & fitness to practise4hrs est. learning

Insight for Fitness to Practise

Understanding Conduct, Impact, and Change in Irish Healthcare Practice

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€99.00Course details
Boundaries3hrs est. learning

Professional Boundaries Course

Maintaining Professional Boundaries for Registered Healthcare Professionals in Ireland

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€120.00Course details
Ethics3hrs est. learning

Professional Ethics Course

Professional Ethics for Registered Healthcare Professionals in Ireland

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€120.00Course details
Complaints & fitness to practise4hrs est. learning

Reflection for Fitness to Practise

Developing Genuine Reflective Practice, Insight, and Evidence of Learning in Irish Healthcare

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€99.00Course details
Complaints & fitness to practise4hrs est. learning

Remediation for Fitness to Practise

Designing, Evidencing, and Sustaining Individualised Remediation in Irish Healthcare

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€99.00Course details
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Root Cause Analysis

Finding the system causes behind incidents and turning them into effective safety actions

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
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Safeguarding Adults and Children

Recognising, responding to, and reporting safeguarding concerns in Irish healthcare

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Sepsis and the Deteriorating Patient

Recognising, escalating, and managing sepsis and clinical deterioration

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details

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