Information for SC Assistants

The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) has updated its CPR guidelines. Current CPR certification is required for annual renewal of DANB certification.

As of 2/16/09, DANB accepts CPR cards from the following providers (CPR must be part of the course), if the course includes a clinical (hands-on) examination.

Accepted CPR providers include:

American Red Cross

American Environmental Health and Safety

American Heart Association

American Safety and Health Institute

Canadian Red Cross

Emergency Care and Safety Institute

Emergency First Response

Emergency Medical Training Associates

Medic First Aid

National Safety Council (Green Cross)

ProCPR (added Feb 2009) Not all courses include the hands-on exam so check with provider before taking course to be sure it will be accepted by DANB

Saudi Heart Association

For more information, visit DANB's Web site at www.danb.org or see the CPR guidelines flyer at http://danb.org/PDFs/CPR.pdf or review the Recertification Requirements at http://danb.org/PDFs/RecertBklt.pdf.

The SCDAA would like to thank all of you who attended the Infection Control CE with Dr. John Molinari on January 15, 2010. If you would like a copy of Dr. Molinari's presentation, please open the pdf file below.