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Pennsylvania dental license renewal CE requirements
For dental license renewal in Pennsylvania, dentists need 30 hours / 2 years (biennial) and dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years (Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner also 20 hrs, of which 5 must be public-health related). Dental assistants: Expanded Function Dental Assistants (EFDAs): 10 hours / 2 years (of which 3 hours must be in coronal polishing, with limited exemptions). Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial cycle renewing Apr 1 of every odd-numbered year (State Board of Dentistry). Confirm current renewal instructions with the Pennsylvania dental board before filing.
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Source citations
- CE-PENNSYLVANIA-1 Pennsylvania dental CE requirement source 1 (pacodeandbulletin.gov)
- CE-PENNSYLVANIA-2 Pennsylvania dental CE requirement source 2 (law.cornell.edu)
- CE-PENNSYLVANIA-3 Pennsylvania dental CE requirement source 3 (pa.gov)