Arkansas dental CE requirements
Continuing education for license renewal in Arkansas, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Dental assistant
No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before operating certain machines/renewing the radiography permit and hold Healthcare-Provider CPR. DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal.
Role pageRenewal cycle & mandatory topics
Two-year reporting period. Per Article XIV (038.00.08 Ark. Code R. 002): dentists 50 CEUs, hygienists 40 CEUs per 2-year period. Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period. Opioid/controlled-substance: DEA-registered practitioners must complete an 8-hour one-time training on treating/managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (federal MATE Act requirement, effective for DEA registrations/renewals on or after June 27, 2023). Home-study courses accepted if they include a post-test and certificate of completion. Non-clinical courses (money management, investments, org business meetings) do not qualify. Records kept 3 years. No CPR or law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.
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Dentist requirement — Arkansas
50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial)
50 hours to go
0 of 50 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
Two-year reporting period. Per Article XIV (038.00.08 Ark. Code R. 002): dentists 50 CEUs, hygienists 40 CEUs per 2-year period. Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period. Opioid/controlled-substance: DEA-registered practitioners must complete an 8-hour one-time training on treating/managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (federal MATE Act requirement, effective for DEA registrations/renewals on or after June 27, 2023). Home-study courses accepted if they include a post-test and certificate of completion. Non-clinical courses (money management, investments, org business meetings) do not qualify. Records kept 3 years. No CPR or law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.
References
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-08-Ark-Code-R-002
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-state-board-of-dental-examiners/faqs
- https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/arkansas-state-requirements