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West Virginia dental license renewal CE requirements

For dental license renewal in West Virginia, dentists need 35 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No specific CE hour count published for dental assistants in the CE rule (W.Va. CSR 5-11); EDDA/expanded-duties credentials require board-approved coursework. Verify directly with the WV Board of Dentistry. Renewal-cycle notes: BIENNIAL (W.Va. CSR §5-11-3). Dentist: not less than 35 hrs / 2 yrs; Hygienist: not less than 20 hrs / 2 yrs. Reporting due Feb 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). DENTISTS... Confirm current renewal instructions with the West Virginia dental board before filing.