# Louisiana dental CE requirements

> Continuing education requirements in Louisiana: dentists 30 hours / 2 years, hygienists 20 hours / 2 years, assistants No state CE requirement (Expanded Duty Dental Assistants are certified via an approved EDDA course, radiology training, and current CPR, but no ongoing CE mandate is specified).

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Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE rules change; confirm current requirements, approved providers, and deadlines with the Louisiana board before renewing.

## Role requirements

- Dentist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 20 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: No state CE requirement (Expanded Duty Dental Assistants are certified via an approved EDDA course, radiology training, and current CPR, but no ongoing CE mandate is specified)

## Renewal cycle and mandatory topics

Biennial; licenses valid for two years, staggered by last name (A-L renew odd years, M-Z even years), expiring Dec 31; CE reported via CE Broker by Dec 31. Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence). All licensees must maintain current BLS certification at all times (counts as 3 personally-attended clinical hours); sedation/anesthesia permit holders must also hold ACLS or PALS. Dentists: one-time-in-career 3-hour opioid management course (drug diversion, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances, or addiction treatment). No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found for renewal. Per La. Admin. Code tit. 46, Part XXXIII, Ch. 16 (Section 1611 dentists, 1613 hygienists).

## Official board source

- <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>

## References

- Source 1: <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>
- Source 2: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1611>
- Source 3: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1613>
- Source 4: <http://www.lsbd.org/faqs.htm>

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