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Kansas dental CE requirements

Continuing education for license renewal in Kansas, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.

Dentist

60 hours / 2 years

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Dental hygienist

30 hours / 2 years

Role page

Dental assistant

No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants)

Role page

Renewal cycle & mandatory topics

Biennial (courses must be completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding license expiration). Dentists: min 2 hours in ethics; specialists must complete at least 40 of the 60 hours in their specialty. Hygienists: min 1 hour in ethics. All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found. No explicit self-study cap found. Per K.A.R. 71-4-1.

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Dentist requirement — Kansas

60 hours / 2 years

60 hours to go

0 of 60 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).

Cycle & mandatory topics

Biennial (courses must be completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding license expiration). Dentists: min 2 hours in ethics; specialists must complete at least 40 of the 60 hours in their specialty. Hygienists: min 1 hour in ethics. All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found. No explicit self-study cap found. Per K.A.R. 71-4-1.

References

Last verified 2026-07-08 (research confidence: high). Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE rules change — confirm current requirements, approved providers, and deadlines with the Kansas board before renewing.