In Arizona, you must complete 40 hours of didactic classroom education and pass a test of 50 questions with an 80% or better score. Arizona also requires 24-48 hours of observation and a minimum of 10 treatments per modality observed by your medical director or an AZDHS approved laser supervisor.

Kristin Groop is a nationally known expert witness for laser lawsuits and truly understands the importance of creating a safe, effective treatment for both the client and technician. Using her experience as an expert laser witness, coupled with her decades of experience and knowledge as a practicing laser technician and supervisor, you will receive superior training that’s not available anywhere else in the cosmetic laser training field.

Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and New Jersey have certain requirements to operate a laser, but most states do not require any professional medical training or an esthetics license to perform cosmetic laser procedures. Please check with your own state for specific requirements, as more and more states are starting to require training to operate lasers, IPL, and RF devices.

Arizona was the first state to implement comprehensive training requirements detailing who can use a laser, how much training is required, and who can provide the training. The Arizona Department of Health Services (formerly known as the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency or ARRA) oversees the certification of laser operators, medical directors, and health professionals. Other states have implemented similar regulations based on the Arizona model and All Things Esthetic (ATE) courses reflect these training requirements. ATE has courses for lasers, IPL devices, radio frequency, microneedling, chemical peels, and other advanced esthetic treatments.

All Things Esthetic (known as Esthetic Advisor Laser Academy or EALA in Arizona) is one of the few training centers to receive AZDHS approval in all six laser/radio frequency training certification areas. ATE offers AZDHS-approved courses to instruct its students as medical directors, health professionals, laser technicians, and laser safety officers. In the state of Arizona, you must be certified by AZDHS to legally work with cosmetic lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL). You are also now required to have documentation of radio frequency (RF) training as well. Every Arizona-based business using cosmetic lasers and IPL must have a medical director that is certified by AZDHS and there must be a laser safety officer on record. Additionally, both the facility and each laser device must be registered with the AZDHS. The penalties for non-compliance are costly and significant so it’s essential that all rules are followed.

For doctors, nurses, estheticians, cosmetologists, and career changers residing and working outside of Arizona, ATE provides exceptional multimedia, online classes covering the same subjects as taught in our Scottsdale location. These classes can be taken in conjunction with our live clinical classes to complete the training or as stand-alone classes.

In addition to laser operator, medical director, health professional, and laser safety officer classes, we also have created several microneedling classes, a chemical peel classe, dermaplaning class, among others. All of these are offered as online courses with individualized hands-on training sessions offered by arrangement. Visit our course guide here to see all of our available classes.