Colorado dental board
Colorado Dental Board (DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Colorado. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Colorado CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years.
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Colorado Dental Board (DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations)
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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 confirmed)
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Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Colorado Dental Board Rule (3 CCR 709-1) requires a doctorate (DDS/DMD) from a CODA-approved (or, by reciprocity, CDAC-accredited) dental school. A foreign/non-CODA graduate must earn a US CODA DDS/DMD, generally via a 2–3 year advanced-standing program. A CODA GPR/AEGD residency alone does NOT substitute for the degree. The only narrow exception is licensure by endorsement under the Occupational Credential Portability Program (12-20-202(3), C.R.S.) for someone already licensed and in good standing in another US state/territory.
References
- https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental
- https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental/CE
- https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=9713&fileName=3+CCR+709-1
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/colorado/3-CCR-709-1.6
- https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=12447&fileName=3+CCR+709-1
- https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists