Indiana dental CE requirements
Continuing education for license renewal in Indiana, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Dental assistant
No state CE requirement (Indiana dental assistants are not separately licensed; radiology-permitted assistants and EFDA/CDA credentials carry their own certification-maintenance rules, but the state board sets no assistant CE hours)
Role pageRenewal cycle & mandatory topics
Biennial, expiring March 1 of even-numbered years (current cycle: March 2, 2026 - March 1, 2028); no CE required for a dentist who has held an initial license less than 2 years. Live-vs-self-study: at least HALF of the required minimum hours must be from live presentations or live workshops (IC 25-14-3-8); home-study by an approved organization earns the same credit as college courses. Mandatory 2 hrs covering Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and Indiana statutes/administrative rules per period for BOTH dentists and hygienists (828 IAC 1-5-6). BLS: no more than 2 hrs of basic life support counts toward the dentist requirement; hygienists must hold current BLS. Opioid: DEA-registered dentists owe the federal MATE Act 8-hr one-time training. Infection control/OSHA and HIPAA are federal annual mandates, not separately itemized state CE hours. Licensure also requires passing the Indiana dental law exam (one-time, not recurring CE).
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Dentist requirement — Indiana
20 hours / 2 years (biennium; licenses expire March 1 of even-numbered years)
20 hours to go
0 of 20 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
Biennial, expiring March 1 of even-numbered years (current cycle: March 2, 2026 - March 1, 2028); no CE required for a dentist who has held an initial license less than 2 years. Live-vs-self-study: at least HALF of the required minimum hours must be from live presentations or live workshops (IC 25-14-3-8); home-study by an approved organization earns the same credit as college courses. Mandatory 2 hrs covering Ethics, Professional Responsibility, and Indiana statutes/administrative rules per period for BOTH dentists and hygienists (828 IAC 1-5-6). BLS: no more than 2 hrs of basic life support counts toward the dentist requirement; hygienists must hold current BLS. Opioid: DEA-registered dentists owe the federal MATE Act 8-hr one-time training. Infection control/OSHA and HIPAA are federal annual mandates, not separately itemized state CE hours. Licensure also requires passing the Indiana dental law exam (one-time, not recurring CE).
References
- https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/dentistry-licensing-information/
- https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/indiana-state-board-of-dentistry/continuing-education-information/
- https://indental.org/continuing-education-requirements/
- https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Indiana_Licensure