Dental license renewal

Arizona dental license renewal CE requirements

For dental license renewal in Arizona, dentists need 63 hours / 3 years (triennial) and dental hygienists need 45 hours / 3 years (triennial). Dental assistants: No state CE requirement for standard dental assistants. Expanded Function (Restorative) permit holders must maintain certification and any CE tied to the permit; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal.. Triennial cycle; licenses now expire on the licensee's birthday. Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS (with ACLS/PALS accepted). Dentists administering botulinum toxin/dermal fillers need 12 hrs related training per 3 years. Hygienists: 45 hours per 3 years, of which up to 15 hours may be self-study/online; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control and 3 hrs in one of chemical dependency, tobacco cessation, ethics, risk management, or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS.