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New York dental CE requirements

In New York, dentists need 60 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration); dental hygienists need 24 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration); dental assistants: No state CE requirement — NY does not license/register 'dental assistants' as a CE-bearing profession (certified dental assisting is regulated separately and lacks a triennial CE.... Three-year registration cycle. Live-vs-self-study caps: dentists must earn at least 70% (42 of 60 hrs) via live courses — max 18 self-study hrs; hygienists must earn at least 7/12 (14 of 24 hrs) live. Mandatory topics — Dentists: one-time 3-hr dental jurisprudence & ethics course, one-time 2-hr tobacco/oral-health course (first applicable registration),... Confirm current requirements with the New York dental board before renewing.

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  • CE-NEW-YORK-1 New York dental CE requirement source 1 (op.nysed.gov)
  • CE-NEW-YORK-2 New York dental CE requirement source 2 (op.nysed.gov)

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