# Connecticut dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Connecticut. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Connecticut CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 25 contact hours / 2 years; hygienists: 16 contact hours / 2 years.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/dentist/licensure-eligibility-requirements-of-graduate-of-foreign-dental-schools>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Dentist/Dentist-Continuing-Education-Information>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 25 contact hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 16 contact hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: No general CE-hours requirement (CT does not license dental assistants broadly); dental assistants performing radiography must hold DANB radiation-safety certification, but no board-published biennial CE-hour total

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

CODA residency (postgraduate training) pathway accepted — no advanced-standing DDS/DMD required. Per Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-107 and DPH rules, a foreign dental school graduate (DDS/DMD or equivalent) may qualify by completing (1) not less than 2 years of graduate dental training as a resident in a CODA-accredited program, AND (2) at least 3 additional years (beyond the second postgraduate year) of CODA-accredited residency/fellowship training in a Connecticut school of dentistry — OR serve as a full-time faculty member in a Connecticut dental school for at least 3 years. This is a residency/faculty pathway that does NOT require repeating dental school.

## References

- <https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/dentist/licensure-eligibility-requirements-of-graduate-of-foreign-dental-schools>
- <https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Dentist/Dentist-Continuing-Education-Information>
- <https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/dentalhygiene/dental-hygienist-continuing-education>
- <https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-20/chapter-379/section-20-126c/>
- <https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-20/chapter-379/section-20-107/>
- <https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt/olr/htm/98-R-0051.htm>

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