# Oregon dental license renewal CE requirements

Answer: For dental license renewal in Oregon, dentists need 40 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 24 hours / 2 years (Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist / EPDH: 36 hours / 2 years). Dental assistants: No state CE hour requirement for dental assistants (certificates such as EFDA/x-ray require initial competency courses, not periodic CE). N/A for periodic renewal CE. Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year cycle. Dentist licensure year runs Apr 1 – Mar 31; hygienist licensure year runs Oct 1 – Sep 30. CE must be directly related to clinical patient care or dental public health. MANDATORY topics (within the totals): at least 3 hours medical emergencies in a dental office; at least 2 hours infection control; at least 2 hours cultural competency; dentists must also complete the 1-hour Oregon-specific pain... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Oregon dental board before filing.

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Oregon, dentists need 40 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 24 hours / 2 years (Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist / EPDH: 36 hours / 2 years). Dental assistants: No state CE hour requirement for dental assistants (certificates such as EFDA/x-ray require initial competency courses, not periodic CE). N/A for periodic renewal CE. Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year cycle. Dentist licensure year runs Apr 1 – Mar 31; hygienist licensure year runs Oct 1 – Sep 30. CE must be directly related to clinical patient care or dental public health. MANDATORY topics (within the totals): at least 3 hours medical emergencies in a dental office; at least 2 hours infection control; at least 2 hours cultural competency; dentists must also complete the 1-hour Oregon-specific pain... Confirm current renewal instructions with the Oregon dental board before filing.

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- `CE-OREGON-1` Oregon dental CE requirement source 1. <https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/pages/ce.aspx>

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