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Washington dental assistant CE requirements
Dental assistants in Washington: Registered Dental Assistant: no CE requirement. (EFDA — Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary — must complete continuing education; verify current hour count with DOH.). Renewal-cycle notes: DENTIST (WAC 246-817-440): 63 hrs every 3 yrs. Mandatory: 2 hrs health equity training every reporting cycle (per RCW 43.70.613, effective Jan 1 2024); one-time 3-hr suicide-prevention training (RCW 43.70.442, counts toward the 63). Dental jurisprudence exam counts as 1 hr. BLS/CPR: must maintain current healthcare-provider BLS. Self-study/online CAP:... Confirm current role-specific requirements with the Washington dental board before renewing.
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- CE-WASHINGTON-1 Washington dental CE requirement source 1 (doh.wa.gov)
- CE-WASHINGTON-2 Washington dental CE requirement source 2 (doh.wa.gov)
- CE-WASHINGTON-3 Washington dental CE requirement source 3 (app.leg.wa.gov)