South Carolina dental CE requirements
Continuing education for license renewal in South Carolina, by role. Confirm current rules with the board before you rely on them.
Dental assistant
No registered 'dental assistant' CE requirement. SC registers 'dental technicians': 8 hours / 2 years (4 hours/year). No state CE requirement for chairside dental assistants.
Role pageRenewal cycle & mandatory topics
Biennial renewal cycle; licenses renew by March 1 of odd-numbered years. Mandatory topics: at least 1 hour biennially in sterilization and infection control (dentists and hygienists); CPR must be renewed/recertified every 2 years and must be live/in-person (SC Reg 39-5(F)). Live-vs-self-study cap: at least 50% of required CE hours MUST be earned via live, in-person attendance (interactive webinars count as live); the remaining up to 50% may be online computer seminars. Controlled-substance prescribers must complete at least 2 hours of controlled-substance prescribing/monitoring CE every 2 years (SC Code 40-15-145). No general jurisprudence CE mandate for renewal. First relicensure period after licensure by exam is exempt. Records retained 3 years. CE reported to CE Broker.
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Dentist requirement — South Carolina
28 hours / 2 years (14 hours/year)
28 hours to go
0 of 28 toward this cycle (best-effort parse — confirm exact rules with the board).
Cycle & mandatory topics
Biennial renewal cycle; licenses renew by March 1 of odd-numbered years. Mandatory topics: at least 1 hour biennially in sterilization and infection control (dentists and hygienists); CPR must be renewed/recertified every 2 years and must be live/in-person (SC Reg 39-5(F)). Live-vs-self-study cap: at least 50% of required CE hours MUST be earned via live, in-person attendance (interactive webinars count as live); the remaining up to 50% may be online computer seminars. Controlled-substance prescribers must complete at least 2 hours of controlled-substance prescribing/monitoring CE every 2 years (SC Code 40-15-145). No general jurisprudence CE mandate for renewal. First relicensure period after licensure by exam is exempt. Records retained 3 years. CE reported to CE Broker.
References
- https://www.ada.org/en/education/licensure/licensure-dental-students
- https://llr.sc.gov/bod/renewals.aspx
- https://www.llr.sc.gov/bod/pdf/South%20Carolina%20Board%20of%20Dentistry%20Continuing%20Education.pdf
- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/Chapter%2039.pdf
- https://help.cebroker.com/hc/en-us/articles/15226514070676-South-Carolina-Board-of-Dentistry