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Georgia dental license renewal CE requirements

For dental license renewal in Georgia, dentists need 40 hours / 2 years (biennium; licenses expire Dec 31 of odd years) and dental hygienists need 22 hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (dental assistants/EDDAs are not separately licensed; EDDA requires one-time board-approved training, e.g. 12 hrs per Rule 150-9-.02, plus BLS-CPR if assisting with sedation) Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial (odd-year Dec 31 expiration). Dentists: 30 of 40 hours must be clinical science; at least 20 of the 40 hours must be earned in-person/on-site (Rule 150-3-.09(4)(d)) — i.e. up to 20 hrs self-study/online. Hygienists: 15 of 22 must be clinical science; at least 11 of the 22 hours in-person/on-site (up to 11 home study). Mandatory each renewal: 1 hr legal ethics & professionalism (since Jan 1, 2022) and 2 hrs... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Georgia dental board before filing.