# Arkansas dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

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).

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial)
- Dental hygienist: 40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial)
- Dental assistant: 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.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

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>

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