# New York dental license renewal CE requirements

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-york/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 New York dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in New York, dentists need 60 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration) and dental hygienists need 24 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration). Dental assistants: No state CE requirement — NY does not license/register 'dental assistants' as a CE-bearing profession (certified dental assisting is regulated separately and lacks a triennial CE mandate like dentists/hygienists).

## Renewal cycle and deadline notes

Three-year registration cycle. Live-vs-self-study caps: dentists must earn at least 70% (42 of 60 hrs) via live courses — max 18 self-study hrs; hygienists must earn at least 7/12 (14 of 24 hrs) live. Mandatory topics — Dentists: one-time 3-hr dental jurisprudence & ethics course, one-time 2-hr tobacco/oral-health course (first applicable registration), continuous CPR certification, and a State-approved infection control course every 4 years. Hygienists: State-approved infection control course every 4 years (no jurisprudence or CPR mandate). Both dentists and hygienists are mandated reporters and must complete NYSED-approved child abuse identification/reporting training (2 hrs; updated protocol deadline Nov 17, 2026). No specific opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate identified. Records kept 6 years.

## Official board source

- <https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentistry>

## References

- Source 1: <https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a>
- Source 2: <https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dental-hygienists/continuing-education-q-a>

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