Requirement summary
10 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered Dental Assistants and Limited Registered Dental Assistants have a CE requirement
Last verified 2026-07-08. Research confidence: high.
Role-specific CE reference
New Jersey dental assistant CE requirements
Dental assistants in New Jersey: 10 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered Dental Assistants and Limited Registered Dental Assistants have a CE requirement. Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial renewal. Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. NJ Prescription Monitoring Program), 1 hr prescription opioids, 1 hr professional ethics & NJ law/jurisprudence. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Assistants: same 6 mandatory-topic structure within their 10 hrs. Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped. Dentists may carry over up to 7 excess credits to the next biennium. Confirm current role-specific requirements with the New Jersey dental board before renewing.
Renewal cycle and mandatory topics
Biennial renewal. Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. NJ Prescription Monitoring Program), 1 hr prescription opioids, 1 hr professional ethics & NJ law/jurisprudence. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Assistants: same 6 mandatory-topic structure within their 10 hrs. Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped. Dentists may carry over up to 7 excess credits to the next biennium.
Official source
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Open New Jersey board source