District of Columbia dental CE requirements
Continuing education for license renewal in District of Columbia, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Dental hygienist
Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed
Role pageDental assistant
Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against official DCMR
Role pageRenewal cycle & mandatory topics
2-year cycle; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years (e.g., 12/31/2025). Common mandatory topics across dentists/hygienists/assistants: infection control 2 hrs; ethics 1 hr; cultural competency/LGBTQ 2 hrs. PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY: 10% of total required hours must be on DOH-designated public-health-priority topics (dentists 3 hrs; hygienists ~2-3 hrs). OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: DEA/controlled-substance-registered dentists must complete 2 hrs on abuse/misuse of controlled substances and opioid prescribing. CPR required. LIVE/SELF-STUDY: as of the 12/31/2021 renewal all hours (incl. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). NOTE: dentist figure (30 hrs) is well corroborated; hygienist (15 vs 20) and assistant (10) figures conflict across sources and were not verified against the official DCMR Title 17, so confidence is medium.
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Dentist requirement — District of Columbia
30 hours / 2 years
30 hours to go
0 of 30 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
2-year cycle; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years (e.g., 12/31/2025). Common mandatory topics across dentists/hygienists/assistants: infection control 2 hrs; ethics 1 hr; cultural competency/LGBTQ 2 hrs. PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY: 10% of total required hours must be on DOH-designated public-health-priority topics (dentists 3 hrs; hygienists ~2-3 hrs). OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: DEA/controlled-substance-registered dentists must complete 2 hrs on abuse/misuse of controlled substances and opioid prescribing. CPR required. LIVE/SELF-STUDY: as of the 12/31/2021 renewal all hours (incl. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). NOTE: dentist figure (30 hrs) is well corroborated; hygienist (15 vs 20) and assistant (10) figures conflict across sources and were not verified against the official DCMR Title 17, so confidence is medium.