# Dental Assistant CE Requirements by State > Compare dental assistant continuing-education requirements, RDA/expanded-function signals, renewal cycles, and official dental board sources across all 51 U.S. jurisdictions. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-assistant-ce-requirements Last verified: 2026-07-08 Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE hour counts, approved-provider rules, audit rules, mandatory topics, and renewal-cycle details can change. Confirm current instructions with the state dental board before relying on them for license renewal. ## Direct answer Use Dentovio's dental assistant CE requirements directory to compare role-specific CE hours, renewal-cycle notes, mandatory topics, and official board sources across all 51 U.S. jurisdictions. Final renewal requirements are controlled by the state dental board. ## State pages - [Alabama dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/alabama/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement for dental assistants (CPR required only for assistants aiding in oral conscious sedation; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal). - [Alaska dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/alaska/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement for dental assistants for renewal (coronal-polishing certificate renews Dec 31 of even years; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal). - [Arizona dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/arizona/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement for standard dental assistants. Expanded Function (Restorative) permit holders must maintain certification and any CE tied to the permit; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual... - [Arkansas dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/arkansas/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before operating certain machines/renewing the radiography permit and hold... - [California dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/california/dental-assistant/index.html.md): RDA (Registered Dental Assistant): 25 units / 2 years. First renewal is CE-exempt. RDAEF/Orthodontic/Dental Sedation assistant permits follow the same DBC assistant CE rules. - [Colorado dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/colorado/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits (no fixed board-published hour total... - [Connecticut dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/connecticut/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No general CE-hours requirement (CT does not license dental assistants broadly); dental assistants performing radiography must hold DANB radiation-safety certification, but no board-published biennial CE-hour total - [Delaware dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/delaware/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered dental assistants (and limited registered dental assistants in orthodontics): 10 hours / 2 years, verified at registration renewal - [District of Columbia dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/district-of-columbia/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against... - [Florida dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/florida/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE requirement — Florida does not license or register dental assistants generally, and no CE is required (radiography/expanded-function certificates are training-based, not CE-hour based) - [Georgia dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/georgia/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (dental assistants/EDDAs are not separately licensed; EDDA requires one-time board-approved training, e.g. 12 hrs per Rule 150-9-.02, plus BLS-CPR if assisting with sedation) - [Hawaii dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/hawaii/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Hawaii does not separately license dental assistants) - [Idaho dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/idaho/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement in the board rule (dental assistants are trained and directly supervised, not separately licensed/registered by the Board; the rule imposes CDC infection-control compliance but no assistant CE... - [Illinois dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/illinois/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations) - [Indiana dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/indiana/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Indiana dental assistants are not separately licensed; radiology-permitted assistants and EFDA/CDA credentials carry their own certification-maintenance rules, but the state board sets no... - [Iowa dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/iowa/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 20 hours / 2 years (Registered Dental Assistants) - [Kansas dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/kansas/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants) - [Kentucky dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/kentucky/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Kentucky Board of Dentistry does not license dental assistants) - [Louisiana dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/louisiana/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (Expanded Duty Dental Assistants are certified via an approved EDDA course, radiology training, and current CPR, but no ongoing CE mandate is specified) - [Maine dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maine/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA): 50 hours / 5 years. Dental Radiographer (RAD): no CE hours, current CPR only. - [Maryland dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maryland/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No general dental-assistant CE license. Maryland instead certifies Dental Radiation Technologists, who need a 2-hour infection control course each renewal (plus one-time implicit bias). No CE-bearing 'dental... - [Massachusetts dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/massachusetts/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 12 CEUs / 2 years (licensed dental assistants). Individual-study (home/online/correspondence/audio/video) capped at 6 CEUs; non-clinical practice-related courses capped at 2 CEUs. Renew by Oct 31 of odd-numbered years. - [Michigan dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/michigan/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered Dental Assistants (RDA): 36 hours / 3 years, same structure as hygienists — 2 hrs pain/symptom management, 1 hr ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control,... - [Minnesota dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/minnesota/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Licensed Dental Assistants: 25 hours / 2 years (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective) — same as hygienists. Dental therapists follow the 50-hr dentist track. - [Mississippi dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/mississippi/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE requirement — Board Regulation 41 (Continuing Education) applies only to dentists and dental hygienists; Mississippi does not license/register dental assistants with a CE-bearing credential. - [Missouri dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/missouri/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE requirement for basic dental assistants. Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) permit renewal requires CE tied to the permit (commonly cited as ~16 hours per cycle, with BLS counting toward it) — confirm... - [Montana dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/montana/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement for dental assistants (ARM 24.138.2110 addresses dentists, hygienists, and denturists only). - [Nebraska dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/nebraska/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement for dental assistants (172 NAC ch. 57 addresses licensed dentists and dental hygienists). - [Nevada dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/nevada/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE for basic dental assistants. Expanded Function Dental Assistants (EFDAs): CE is a condition of renewal (secondary sources cite ~50 hrs over a 5-year cycle, min 30 classroom) — verify exact figure with the... - [New Hampshire dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-hampshire/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE requirement in the state CE rule (Den 403.03) for dental assistants; the OPLC CE rule covers dentists and dental hygienists. (Certified/EFDA credential holders may face separate DANB credential-maintenance CE,... - [New Jersey dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-jersey/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 10 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered Dental Assistants and Limited Registered Dental Assistants have a CE requirement - [New Mexico dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-mexico/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 30 hours / 3 years (triennial) - [New York dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-york/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 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) - [North Carolina dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/north-carolina/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions - [North Dakota dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/north-dakota/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 16 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered/Qualified Dental Assistants - [Ohio dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/ohio/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Dental X-ray Machine Operator (formerly Dental Assistant Radiographer): 2 hours / 2 years in dental x-ray/radiation technology. EFDAs (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliaries) have NO CE requirement to maintain... - [Oklahoma dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/oklahoma/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Dental assistants: 2 hours / 2 years in infection control. - [Oregon dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/oregon/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE hour requirement for dental assistants (certificates such as EFDA/x-ray require initial competency courses, not periodic CE). N/A for periodic renewal CE. - [Pennsylvania dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/pennsylvania/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Expanded Function Dental Assistants (EFDAs): 10 hours / 2 years (of which 3 hours must be in coronal polishing, with limited exemptions). Non-EFDA dental assistants are not separately licensed and have no state CE... - [Rhode Island dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/rhode-island/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No specific CE hour total for dental assistants, but all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting must maintain: current hands-on BLS certification and at least 1 hour/year of CDC Infection Control Guidelines... - [South Carolina dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/south-carolina/dental-assistant/index.html.md): 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. - [South Dakota dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/south-dakota/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs): 60 hours / 5 years (if certified in dental radiography, minimum 5 hours radiography per 5-year period). No state CE requirement for non-registered/chairside dental assistants. - [Tennessee dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/tennessee/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered Dental Assistants: 24 hours / 2 years (at least 2 hours chemical dependency education). Applies to registered dental assistants. - [Texas dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/texas/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs): 12 hours / 2 years, of which at least 6 hours must be clinical (rule expressed as 6 hours/year, at least 3 clinical). CPR/BLS must be a current hands-on course (online not... - [Utah dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/utah/dental-assistant/index.html.md): N/A - Utah does not license or register dental assistants under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act (R156-69), so there is no state-mandated CE requirement for dental assistants. - [Vermont dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/vermont/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No state CE requirement (dental assistants register but board rules do not impose a specific CE hour count; if DANB-certified, DANB renewal separately requires 12+ CE/year) - [Virginia dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/virginia/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE hour count set by the board for Dental Assistant II; renewal requires maintaining current DANB (or ADA-recognized) certification plus a current hands-on healthcare-provider CPR course. (DANB certification... - [Washington dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/washington/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Registered Dental Assistant: no CE requirement. (EFDA — Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary — must complete continuing education; verify current hour count with DOH.) - [West Virginia dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/west-virginia/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No specific CE hour count published for dental assistants in the CE rule (W.Va. CSR 5-11); EDDA/expanded-duties credentials require board-approved coursework. Verify directly with the WV Board of Dentistry. - [Wisconsin dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/wisconsin/dental-assistant/index.html.md): Dental assistants are not licensed/regulated by the state, so no state CE requirement. EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary) certificate is permanent (no periodic renewal), but continuing education is required to... - [Wyoming dental assistant CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/wyoming/dental-assistant/index.html.md): No CE hour requirement stated for dental assistant permit holders (radiograph, pit-and-fissure sealant permits). Permits renew every 2 years in odd-numbered years; radiograph permits historically renewed annually per... ## Related - [All dental CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker) - [Online dental CE by state](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/index.html.md) - [Dental CPR/BLS requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/index.html.md) - [Dental license renewal by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/index.html.md)