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Texas dental CE requirements
In Texas, dentists need 24 hours / 2 years; dental hygienists need 24 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs): 12 hours / 2 years, of which at least 6 hours must be clinical (rule expressed as 6 hours/year, at least 3 clinical).. Biennial (2-year) renewal. For dentists and hygienists: minimum 16 of the 24 hours must be scientific/technical (clinical); up to 8 hours may be risk management (record-keeping/HIPAA/ethics). Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading). Jurisprudence: TSBDE Jurisprudence Assessment required every 4 years and does... Confirm current requirements with the Texas dental board before renewing.
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- CE-TEXAS-1 Texas dental CE requirement source 1 (tsbde.texas.gov)
- CE-TEXAS-2 Texas dental CE requirement source 2 (tsbde.texas.gov)
- CE-TEXAS-3 Texas dental CE requirement source 3 (tsbde.texas.gov)