# Rhode Island dental license renewal

Answer: For dental license renewal in Rhode Island, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 40 hours / 2 years; dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: No specific CE hour total for dental assistants, but all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting must maintain: current hands-on BLS certification and at least 1 hour/year of CDC Infection Control Guidelines training. N/A for a numeric CE total.. Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year cycle; licenses expire June 30 of even-numbered years, renewal due by May 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY: minimum of 1 hour PER YEAR (i.e., part of each cycle) of training on the CDC Infection Control Guidelines for all dentists, hygienists, and assistants; current Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS) Healthcare-Provider certificate with a hands-on component per American Heart Association guidelines; annual OSHA training for those in a dental setting. Controlled-substance (21 CFR) and OSHA (29 CFR 1910) standards are incorporated by reference but no separate opioid/controlled-substance CE hour minimum is itemized in the dental CE rule. No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. Records retained ~5 years; subject to random audit. Regulation: RI 216-RICR-40-05-2.

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Rhode Island, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 40 hours / 2 years; dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: No specific CE hour total for dental assistants, but all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting must maintain: current hands-on BLS certification and at least 1 hour/year of CDC Infection Control Guidelines training. N/A for a numeric CE total.. Renewal-cycle notes: 2-year cycle; licenses expire June 30 of even-numbered years, renewal due by May 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY: minimum of 1 hour PER YEAR (i.e., part of each cycle) of training on the CDC Infection Control Guidelines for all dentists, hygienists, and assistants; current Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS) Healthcare-Provider certificate with a hands-on component per American Heart Association guidelines; annual OSHA training for those in a dental setting. Controlled-substance (21 CFR) and OSHA (29 CFR 1910) standards are incorporated by reference but no separate opioid/controlled-substance CE hour minimum is itemized in the dental CE rule. No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. Records retained ~5 years; subject to random audit. Regulation: RI 216-RICR-40-05-2.

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Source citations:
- `CE-RHODE-ISLAND-1` Rhode Island dental license renewal source 1. <https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-2>
- `CE-RHODE-ISLAND-2` Rhode Island dental license renewal source 2. <https://www.ridental.org/CE>

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