# Louisiana dental license renewal CE requirements

> Renewal-focused continuing education summary for Louisiana dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.

URL: https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/louisiana/license-renewal

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. Renewal dates, approved-provider rules, audit rules, and mandatory topics can change. Confirm current instructions with the Louisiana dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Louisiana, dentists need 30 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years. Dental 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).

## Renewal cycle and deadline notes

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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