Alabama dental CE requirements
Continuing education for license renewal in Alabama, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Dental assistant
No state CE requirement for dental assistants (CPR required only for assistants aiding in oral conscious sedation; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal).
Role pageRenewal cycle & mandatory topics
Annual renewal; CE must be completed in the 12-month period Oct 1 – Sep 30. Dentists: no more than 1/2 of the 20 hours may be by self-study/analog or digital media, journals, internet/correspondence/distance courses; must maintain current BLS via LIVE training (2–4 hrs, AHA/ARC/equivalent), min 1 hr infectious disease control annually, and min 1 hr ethics annually. Hygienists: minimum 6 of the 12 hours must be LIVE training; must maintain current BLS via live training (2–4 hrs) and min 1 hr infectious disease control annually. CE Broker is the board's official tracking system. No opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate found in the rule.
Open the renewal-focused CE pageOpen the CPR/BLS pageOfficial source
Alabama board CE page →Track your hours
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Dentist requirement — Alabama
20 hours / 1 year (annual)
20 hours to go
0 of 20 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
Annual renewal; CE must be completed in the 12-month period Oct 1 – Sep 30. Dentists: no more than 1/2 of the 20 hours may be by self-study/analog or digital media, journals, internet/correspondence/distance courses; must maintain current BLS via LIVE training (2–4 hrs, AHA/ARC/equivalent), min 1 hr infectious disease control annually, and min 1 hr ethics annually. Hygienists: minimum 6 of the 12 hours must be LIVE training; must maintain current BLS via live training (2–4 hrs) and min 1 hr infectious disease control annually. CE Broker is the board's official tracking system. No opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate found in the rule.
References
- https://dentalboard.org/professionals/continuing-education/
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/alabama/Ala-Admin-Code-r-270-X-4-.04
- https://dentalboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/APA2-270-X-4-.04-Mandatory-Continuing-Education-for-Dentists-and-Dental-Hygienists-Easy-to-Read.pdf
- https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/alabama-state-requirements