# Arizona dental license renewal CE requirements

Answer: For dental license renewal in Arizona, dentists need 63 hours / 3 years (triennial) and dental hygienists need 45 hours / 3 years (triennial). Dental assistants: No state CE requirement for standard dental assistants. Expanded Function (Restorative) permit holders must maintain certification and any CE tied to the permit; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE... Renewal-cycle notes: Triennial cycle; licenses now expire on the licensee's birthday. Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS (with ACLS/PALS accepted). Dentists administering botulinum toxin/dermal fillers... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Arizona dental board before filing.

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Arizona, dentists need 63 hours / 3 years (triennial) and dental hygienists need 45 hours / 3 years (triennial). Dental assistants: No state CE requirement for standard dental assistants. Expanded Function (Restorative) permit holders must maintain certification and any CE tied to the permit; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE... Renewal-cycle notes: Triennial cycle; licenses now expire on the licensee's birthday. Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS (with ACLS/PALS accepted). Dentists administering botulinum toxin/dermal fillers... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Arizona dental board before filing.

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Source citations:
- `CE-ARIZONA-1` Arizona dental CE requirement source 1. <https://www.azda.org/ce---events/ce-requirements>
- `CE-ARIZONA-2` Arizona dental CE requirement source 2. <https://dentalboard.az.gov/online-license-renewal>
- `CE-ARIZONA-3` Arizona dental CE requirement source 3. <https://dentalboard.az.gov/resources/continuing-education-affidavits>

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