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M State offers health and dental trainings for professionals

On-site or on-campus

Health training may be delivered at your site or at a campus location.

Licensing

Some licensing agencies have approved courses for Minnesota and North Dakota.

Continuing education credits

Designed for social workers, nurses and dental professionals. Continuing education credits may be available for social workers and health and dental professionals attending these trainings.

To register or view upcoming online or in-person continuing education classes, visit M State Continuing Education.

Training Courses

Local Anesthesia for the Dental Assistant: A 45-hour Training Program

This course provides licensed dental assistants the knowledge and skills necessary to administer supraperiosteal and field block injections without inducing detrimental physiological side effects, under direct dentist supervision.

View trainings and register

Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Inhalation Analgesia

This 12-hour course will focus on preparing the dental assistant or dental hygienist for the safe, effective administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia as required by the Minnesota State Board of Dentistry.

If you are a dental office looking for a customized training offering for this course, please contact Jenna. 

Mental Health First Aid Training

Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR

LPN Principles of Intravenous (IV) Therapy

For more information on the IV Therapy course, contact Denice.

Nursing Assistant Training

For more information on upcoming nursing assistant training offerings, or to register, visit Nurse Assistant Courses.

If you are a facility or agency sponsoring a student for CNA training, please complete the registration form. 

For more information on nursing assistant training, contact BreAnna.

Nursing Assistant Testing

To view a list of available test dates or register for an exam, visit Nursing Assistant Competency Exam.

If you are a facility needing a test date set up for a class, contact BreAnna. 

Nurse Assistant Test Locations:

Medication Administration for School Personnel

This four-hour, self-paced online course helps meet the growing demand for personnel qualified to help safely and accurately administer medications in schools.

Participants have two weeks to complete online training and an additional three weeks to demonstrate medication administration skills (oral, liquid, topical ointments or creams, eye drops/ointment, ear drops, nasal spray and metered dose inhalers) in the presence of a licensed school nurse/RN.

After completing the course, participants qualify as unlicensed assistive personnel who may administer prescription or over-the-counter medication to students under the direction/delegation and supervision of a licensed school nurse or registered nurse.

For more information, contact Denice.

Aug. 2024-June 2025 Registration Form

Medication Administration for Unlicensed Personnel/Medication Assistant II

For more information on medication administration courses, contact Denice.

Nurse Refresher courses for RNs and LPNs 

For more information, contact Jenna or email nurserefresher@minnesota.edu.