# Kansas dental license renewal CE requirements > Renewal-focused continuing education summary for Kansas dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. URL: https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/kansas/license-renewal Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high Educational summary only, not compliance advice. Renewal dates, approved-provider rules, audit rules, and mandatory topics can change. Confirm current instructions with the Kansas dental board before filing a renewal. ## Direct answer For dental license renewal in Kansas, dentists need 60 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 30 hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants). ## Renewal cycle and deadline notes 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. ## Official board source - ## References - Source 1: - Source 2: ## Related - [Kansas dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/kansas/index.html.md) - [Kansas dental CPR/BLS requirements](https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/kansas/index.html.md) - [Kansas online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/kansas/index.html.md) - [All dental CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker)