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Arkansas dental license renewal CE requirements
For dental license renewal in Arkansas, dentists need 50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial) and dental hygienists need 40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial). Dental assistants: No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before operating certain machines/renewing the radiography permit and hold... Renewal-cycle notes: Two-year reporting period. Per Article XIV (038.00.08 Ark. Code R. 002): dentists 50 CEUs, hygienists 40 CEUs per 2-year period. Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period. Opioid/controlled-substance: DEA-registered practitioners must complete an 8-hour one-time training on treating/managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (federal MATE Act requirement,... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Arkansas dental board before filing.
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Source citations
- CE-ARKANSAS-1 Arkansas dental CE requirement source 1 (law.cornell.edu)
- CE-ARKANSAS-2 Arkansas dental CE requirement source 2 (healthy.arkansas.gov)
- CE-ARKANSAS-3 Arkansas dental CE requirement source 3 (healthy.arkansas.gov)