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Online CE Roster Submission for PACE-approved CE Providers
In conjunction with our new electronic CE recording efforts, we have created an new online portal for PACE-approved continuing education providers to make it even easier to submit CE rosters to the AGD electronically. To submit your CE rosters electronically—or to view the history of rosters your have previously submitted to the AGD—just click here.

Originally called the National Sponsor Approval Program (NSAP), Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) was created in 1988 to assist members of the Academy and the dental profession in identifying and participating in quality continuing dental education. The program provider approval mechanism is an evaluation of the educational processes used in designing, planning and implementing continuing education.

Updated Program Guidebook
In order to keep moving forward in the ever evolving world of Dentistry, we must have quality continuing dental education. In our effort to ensure that quality is achieved we have made some additions and changes to the PACE Program Guidebook.

Applications
Application are reviewed bi-monthly starting in January and every other month thereafter. In order to complete the application, you can print out our published standards/criteria to use as a resource. Program providers are expected to adhere to these standards covering 14 different areas in order to obtain and then retain their approval status.

For more information or to request an application be sent to you via regular mail, contact PACE at 888-243-3368, ext. 4335.

Review Process
A committee of nine member-dentists meets to review applications from organizations that are national or international in scope, providing programs in more than one state/province or drawing a significant amount of participants from more than one state/province.

Constituent Approval
The AGD also offers a state level approval for program providers who offer continuing education programs within their own state. Applications for the state level approval can also be requested by contacting PACE at 888-243-3368, ext. 4335.

Program providers approved by the PACE Committee are approved for credit hours towards the AGD's prestigious Fellowship (FAGD) and Mastership (MAGD) award programs. Currently more than 720 program providers from organizations have been granted approval or accepted by the AGD's PACE Committee.