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Continuing education for license renewal in New Mexico, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Triennial renewal, July 1–June 30 of every third year. Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22.5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period. Hour totals (60/45/30) confirmed via the NM Regulation & Licensing Dept (RLD) board source; exact mandatory-topic hour allocations per profession are set in NMAC 16.5.10 (dentists), 16.5.23 (hygienists), 16.5.36 (assistants) — some topic-level specifics not individually verified from primary NMAC text, hence medium confidence.
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Dentist requirement — New Mexico
60 hours / 3 years (triennial)
60 hours to go
0 of 60 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
Triennial renewal, July 1–June 30 of every third year. Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22.5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period. Hour totals (60/45/30) confirmed via the NM Regulation & Licensing Dept (RLD) board source; exact mandatory-topic hour allocations per profession are set in NMAC 16.5.10 (dentists), 16.5.23 (hygienists), 16.5.36 (assistants) — some topic-level specifics not individually verified from primary NMAC text, hence medium confidence.