Office of Continuing Medical Education

Continuing Dental Education

The UTHSC College of Medicine, Knoxville is an approved provider for the Academy of General Dentistry's Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE). The PACE program recognizes educational organizations that meet 13 rigorous quality standards. Following approval, organizations continue to use these standards to guide the planning, administration, and evaluation of their continuing education courses.

AGD PACE does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The current term of approval for the UTHSC College of Medicine, Knoxville is from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029.

To apply for CDE credit hours for an educational activity, you must complete the CDE application form up to three months in advance. You will be required to create a profile.

Policies Regarding Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest

The CDE Planning Committee and staff of the Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME), UTHSC COM-Knoxville are solely responsible for the program content of all CDE courses. The CDE Planning Committee will ensure scientific integrity, faculty selection and avoid commercial influence.

Additionally:

• All commercial relationships of the CDE Planning Committee, course director(s), and speakers will be fully disclosed prior to the start of the CDE activity
• Promotional materials and/or product-specific advertisements of any kind will be kept separate from all CDE course content
• Arrangements for commercial exhibits or advertisements with commercial sponsors will not influence the planning of the CDE courses and are not a provision of commercial support
• A balanced view of all therapeutic options will be presented at all times and, whenever possible, generic names/terms will be used
• Any outside source(s) of financial support will be acknowledged in all printed announcements and brochures and at the beginning of the course
• Only unrestricted funding is accepted for any and all CDE courses
• The responsibility of reviewing course content for conflicts of interest will rest with the CDE Planning Committee and/or the designated course director