# South Dakota dental board

Answer: South Dakota State Board of Dentistry is the official dental board source Dentovio links for South Dakota. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to South Dakota CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 100 hours / 5 years (minimum 50 hours must be 'academic'; anesthesia/sedation permit holders need an additional 25 hours in anesthesia topics per cycle); hygienists: 75 hours / 5 years (minimum 5 hours in dental radiography per 5-year period).

Answer URL: https://dentovio.com/answers/south-dakota-dental-board
Markdown mirror: https://dentovio.com/answers/south-dakota-dental-board/index.html.md
Source page: [/dental-boards/south-dakota](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/south-dakota)
Source markdown: [/dental-boards/south-dakota/index.html.md](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/south-dakota/index.html.md)
Topic page: [/answers/topic/state-scale-reference](https://dentovio.com/answers/topic/state-scale-reference)
Topic markdown: [/answers/topic/state-scale-reference/index.html.md](https://dentovio.com/answers/topic/state-scale-reference/index.html.md)
Answer hub: [Dentovio Public Answers](https://dentovio.com/answers)
Answer bank JSON: https://dentovio.com/answer-bank.json

Answer intent ID: `south-dakota-dental-board`
Cluster: State-scale dental references
Last verified: 2026-07-08
Reviewer: see source page

## Direct answer

South Dakota State Board of Dentistry is the official dental board source Dentovio links for South Dakota. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to South Dakota CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 100 hours / 5 years (minimum 50 hours must be 'academic'; anesthesia/sedation permit holders need an additional 25 hours in anesthesia topics per cycle); hygienists: 75 hours / 5 years (minimum 5 hours in dental radiography per 5-year period).

## Query patterns

- South Dakota dental board
- South Dakota board of dentistry
- South Dakota dental board CE requirements
- South Dakota dentist license board
- South Dakota dental board foreign-trained dentist
- South Dakota dental board official website
- South Dakota dental board license renewal

Source citations:
- `BOARD-SOUTH-DAKOTA-1` South Dakota dental board directory source 1. <https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/>
- `BOARD-SOUTH-DAKOTA-2` South Dakota dental board directory source 2. <https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/continuingEducation/overview.asp>
- `BOARD-SOUTH-DAKOTA-3` South Dakota dental board directory source 3. <https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules/Administrative/20:43>
- `BOARD-SOUTH-DAKOTA-4` South Dakota dental board directory source 4. <https://www.ada.org/en/resources/licensure>

## Source boundary

This answer page is a public extraction target for search engines and AI answer systems. Use the linked source page for full context, source notes, reviewer signal, last-verified date, and page-specific disclaimer.

## Supporting public URLs

- [/dental-boards](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards)
- [/ce-requirements/south-dakota](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/south-dakota)
- [/ce-requirements/south-dakota/license-renewal](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/south-dakota/license-renewal)
- [/foreign-trained-dentist-license/south-dakota](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/south-dakota)
- [/foreign-trained-dentist-license/south-dakota/residency-pathway](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/south-dakota/residency-pathway)

## Related answers

- [dental CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/answers/dental-ce-requirements-by-state)
- [mandatory dental CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/answers/mandatory-dental-ce-requirements-by-state)
- [dental infection control CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/answers/dental-infection-control-ce-requirements-by-state)
- [dental opioid CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/answers/dental-opioid-ce-requirements-by-state)