California dental board
Dental Board of California is the official dental board source Dentovio links for California. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to California CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 50 units / 2 years (biennial); hygienists: 25 units / 2 years (biennial) [regulated by the Dental Hygiene Board of California].
CE source
Dentovio uses this board or renewal source for the California CE summary.
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25 units / 2 years (biennial) [regulated by the Dental Hygiene Board of California]
Hygienist CE pageAssistant CE
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.
Assistant CE pageForeign-trained dentist pathway
Advanced-standing (international) CODA/Board-approved DDS/DMD required; residency does NOT bypass it. A graduate of a foreign dental school that is neither CODA-accredited nor Board-approved must complete a two-academic-year international/advanced-standing program at a Board-approved dental college and earn a DDS/DMD (or equivalent). Only after holding a Board- or CODA-approved degree can the applicant pursue Licensure by ADEX Examination or Licensure by Residency. Because Licensure by Residency itself requires graduation from a Board- or CODA-approved dental school, a raw non-CODA foreign grad cannot use a GPR/AEGD residency to skip the 2-year program.
References
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_education.shtml
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/dentist_continuing_education.shtml
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/assistant_continuing_education.shtml
- https://www.dhbc.ca.gov/licensees/ce_course_requirement.shtml
- https://www.dhbc.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.shtml
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/applicants/become_licensed_dds.shtml
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/applicants/licensure_by_residency.shtml
- https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/important_changes.shtml
- https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists