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Colorado dental license renewal CE requirements
For dental license renewal in Colorado, dentists need 30 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 30 hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits (no fixed board-published hour total... Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year license period. Dentists/Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists both need 30 CE hours per 2-year cycle. First-renewal proration: licensed <12 months = no CE; 12-24 months = 15 hours. At least 16 of 30 hours (or 8 of 15) must be clinical/science-based. LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: dentists must complete at least 1 hour each... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Colorado dental board before filing.
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- CE-COLORADO-1 Colorado dental CE requirement source 1 (dpo.colorado.gov)
- CE-COLORADO-2 Colorado dental CE requirement source 2 (dpo.colorado.gov)
- CE-COLORADO-3 Colorado dental CE requirement source 3 (sos.state.co.us)