# Alabama dental board

> Official board link and Dentovio's independent source-backed state references for Alabama dental CE, license renewal, and foreign-trained dentist pathways.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/alabama

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Dentovio is not the Alabama dental board. This is an independent educational directory; confirm final licensure, renewal, discipline, fee, form, and application decisions with the official board.

## Direct answer

Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama (BDEAL) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Alabama. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Alabama CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 20 hours / 1 year (annual); hygienists: 12 hours / 1 year (annual).

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://dentalboard.org/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://dentalboard.org/professionals/continuing-education/>

## Dentovio state references

- [Alabama dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/alabama/index.html.md)
- [Alabama online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/alabama/index.html.md)
- [Alabama dental license lookup](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-lookup/alabama/index.html.md)
- [Alabama dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/alabama/index.html.md)
- [Alabama dental license renewal CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/alabama/license-renewal/index.html.md)
- [Alabama dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/alabama/dentist/index.html.md)
- [Foreign-trained dentist license in Alabama](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/alabama/index.html.md)
- [Alabama foreign-trained dentist residency pathway](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/alabama/residency-pathway/index.html.md)

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 20 hours / 1 year (annual)
- Dental hygienist: 12 hours / 1 year (annual)
- Dental assistant: 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).

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Code of Ala. § 34-9-10(a) requires every licensure applicant to be a graduate of a dental school accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-CODA graduate cannot be licensed on the foreign degree; they must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (typically via a 2+ year advanced-standing/international program). Completing only a residency does NOT cure a non-CODA initial degree for initial licensure. (A separate 1-year CODA residency is referenced in the licensure-by-credentials context, but credentialing requires an existing valid U.S. state license.)

## References

- <https://dentalboard.org/>
- <https://dentalboard.org/professionals/continuing-education/>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/alabama/Ala-Admin-Code-r-270-X-4-.04>
- <https://dentalboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/APA2-270-X-4-.04-Mandatory-Continuing-Education-for-Dentists-and-Dental-Hygienists-Easy-to-Read.pdf>
- <https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/alabama-state-requirements>
- <https://dentalboard.org/state-licensure-applications/>
- <https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-34/chapter-9/article-1/section-34-9-10/>
- <https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/administrative-code/270-X-2-.19>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Alabama_Licensure>

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