# Nebraska dental license renewal CE requirements

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/nebraska/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 Nebraska dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Nebraska, dentists need 30 hours / 2 years and dental hygienists need 30 hours / 2 years. Dental assistants: No state CE requirement for dental assistants (172 NAC ch. 57 addresses licensed dentists and dental hygienists)..

## Renewal cycle and deadline notes

Biennial (24-month) cycle; renewal due on or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year (per 172 NAC ch. 57 §006). Both dentists and hygienists: 30 hrs. Mandatory: at least 2 hrs infection control per period. Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period. Permit-holders (e.g., sedation/expanded functions): minimum 2 hrs per permit area; sedation-permit dentists min 6 hrs in anesthesia/sedation administration. Controlled-substance-prescribing dentists: at least 3 hrs biennially on prescribing opiates, including 0.5 hr on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) — this opioid/PDMP mandate is cited in secondary/board sources; the LII text of §006 emphasized infection control and permit hours.

## Official board source

- <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentist.aspx>

## References

- Source 1: <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nebraska/172-Neb-Admin-Code-ch-57-SS-006>
- Source 2: <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/dentist.aspx>
- Source 3: <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Documents/Dentistry.pdf>

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