# Florida dental license renewal

Answer: For dental license renewal in Florida, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 30 hours / 2 years (biennium); dental hygienists need 24 hours / 2 years (biennium); dental assistants: No CE requirement — Florida does not license or register dental assistants generally, and no CE is required (radiography/expanded-function certificates are training-based, not CE-hour based). Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year biennium; licenses expire February 28 of even-numbered years. DENTISTS 30 hrs, HYGIENISTS 24 hrs. Mandatory courses (count toward totals unless noted): 2-hr Prevention of Medical Errors every biennium; 2-hr HIV/AIDS at first renewal; 2-hr Domestic Violence every THIRD biennium; 2-hr safe/effective prescribing of Controlled Substances every biennium (applies to dentists who prescribe). CPR/BLS: current BLS-level CPR certification required (must be a LIVE course; in addition to CE hours). LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: no stated maximum on self-study hours (courses may be live, interactive distance learning, or self-study via board-approved providers). Governed by Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-12.013 and Fla. Stat. 466.0135/466.014.

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Florida, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 30 hours / 2 years (biennium); dental hygienists need 24 hours / 2 years (biennium); dental assistants: No CE requirement — Florida does not license or register dental assistants generally, and no CE is required (radiography/expanded-function certificates are training-based, not CE-hour based). Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year biennium; licenses expire February 28 of even-numbered years. DENTISTS 30 hrs, HYGIENISTS 24 hrs. Mandatory courses (count toward totals unless noted): 2-hr Prevention of Medical Errors every biennium; 2-hr HIV/AIDS at first renewal; 2-hr Domestic Violence every THIRD biennium; 2-hr safe/effective prescribing of Controlled Substances every biennium (applies to dentists who prescribe). CPR/BLS: current BLS-level CPR certification required (must be a LIVE course; in addition to CE hours). LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: no stated maximum on self-study hours (courses may be live, interactive distance learning, or self-study via board-approved providers). Governed by Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-12.013 and Fla. Stat. 466.0135/466.014.

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Source citations:
- `CE-FLORIDA-1` Florida dental license renewal source 1. <https://floridasdentistry.gov/dentist-renewal/>
- `CE-FLORIDA-2` Florida dental license renewal source 2. <https://floridasdentistry.gov/dental-hygienist-renewal/>
- `CE-FLORIDA-3` Florida dental license renewal source 3. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-64B5-12-013>
- `CE-FLORIDA-4` Florida dental license renewal source 4. <https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._466.014>

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