# Pennsylvania dental board

Answer: Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Pennsylvania. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Pennsylvania CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years (biennial); hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years (Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner also 20 hrs, of which 5 must be public-health related).

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Last verified: 2026-07-08
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## Direct answer

Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Pennsylvania. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Pennsylvania CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years (biennial); hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years (Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner also 20 hrs, of which 5 must be public-health related).

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Source citations:
- `BOARD-PENNSYLVANIA-1` Pennsylvania dental board directory source 1. <https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/dentistry>
- `BOARD-PENNSYLVANIA-2` Pennsylvania dental board directory source 2. <https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/049/chapter33/subchapFtoc.html&d=reduce>
- `BOARD-PENNSYLVANIA-3` Pennsylvania dental board directory source 3. <https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F049%2Fchapter33%2Fs33.402.html&d=reduce>
- `BOARD-PENNSYLVANIA-4` Pennsylvania dental board directory source 4. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/pennsylvania/49-Pa-Code-SS-33-402>

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