# Connecticut dental license renewal CE requirements

Answer: For dental license renewal in Connecticut, dentists need 25 contact hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 16 contact hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No general CE-hours requirement (CT does not license dental assistants broadly); dental assistants performing radiography must hold DANB radiation-safety certification, but no board-published biennial CE-hour total Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year (24-month) cycle; 1 contact hour = 50 minutes. DENTISTS (25 hrs): must include at least 1 contact hour in each of (A) any three of ten Commissioner-designated topics, (B) infection control in a dental setting, and (C) prescribing controlled substances and pain management. Ten mandatory-topic menu: controlled substances/pain mgmt; recordkeeping/risk mgmt; infection control; access to care; HIPAA; medical... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Connecticut dental board before filing.

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Connecticut, dentists need 25 contact hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 16 contact hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No general CE-hours requirement (CT does not license dental assistants broadly); dental assistants performing radiography must hold DANB radiation-safety certification, but no board-published biennial CE-hour total Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year (24-month) cycle; 1 contact hour = 50 minutes. DENTISTS (25 hrs): must include at least 1 contact hour in each of (A) any three of ten Commissioner-designated topics, (B) infection control in a dental setting, and (C) prescribing controlled substances and pain management. Ten mandatory-topic menu: controlled substances/pain mgmt; recordkeeping/risk mgmt; infection control; access to care; HIPAA; medical... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Connecticut dental board before filing.

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Source citations:
- `CE-CONNECTICUT-1` Connecticut dental CE requirement source 1. <https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Dentist/Dentist-Continuing-Education-Information>
- `CE-CONNECTICUT-2` Connecticut dental CE requirement source 2. <https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/dentalhygiene/dental-hygienist-continuing-education>
- `CE-CONNECTICUT-3` Connecticut dental CE requirement source 3. <https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-20/chapter-379/section-20-126c/>

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