# Illinois dental assistant online CE requirements

Answer: Dental assistants in Illinois: No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Illinois dental board before enrolling.

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## Direct answer

Dental assistants in Illinois: No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Illinois dental board before enrolling.

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Source citations:
- `ONLINE-CE-ILLINOIS-1` Illinois online dental CE source 1. <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html>
- `ONLINE-CE-ILLINOIS-2` Illinois online dental CE source 2. <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/renewals/apply/forms/f1661dn.pdf>
- `ONLINE-CE-ILLINOIS-3` Illinois online dental CE source 3. <https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012200d04400r.html>
- `ONLINE-CE-ILLINOIS-4` Illinois online dental CE source 4. <https://www.isds.org/continuing-education/illinois-license-requirements>

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