Arkansas dental board
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Arkansas. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Arkansas CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial); hygienists: 40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial).
CE source
Dentovio uses this board or renewal source for the Arkansas CE summary.
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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 Healthcare-Provider CPR. DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal.
Assistant CE pageForeign-trained dentist pathway
CODA residency/advanced-education pathway accepted (no full repeat of dental school required). Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) completing at least two predoctoral academic/clinical years at a CODA-accredited dental school, OR (Option C) successfully completing a 2-year CODA-accredited advanced education program in general dentistry (AEGD/GPR) or an ADA-recognized specialty. A 2-year GPR/AEGD residency at a CODA school therefore satisfies the education requirement without redoing the DDS/DMD.
References
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-08-Ark-Code-R-002
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-state-board-of-dental-examiners/faqs
- https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/arkansas-state-requirements
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-06-Ark-Code-R-001
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/licensure/
- https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/rulesRegs/Arkansas%20Register/2006/jun_2006/038.00.06-001.pdf
- https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Arkansas_Licensure