# Colorado dental license renewal CE requirements

Answer: 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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## Direct answer

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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Source citations:
- `CE-COLORADO-1` Colorado dental CE requirement source 1. <https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental/CE>
- `CE-COLORADO-2` Colorado dental CE requirement source 2. <https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental>
- `CE-COLORADO-3` Colorado dental CE requirement source 3. <https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=9713&fileName=3+CCR+709-1>

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