District of Columbia dental board
DC Board of Dentistry (DC Health, Department of Health) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for District of Columbia. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to District of Columbia CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years; hygienists: Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed.
CE source
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Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed
Hygienist CE pageAssistant CE
Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against official DCMR
Assistant CE pageForeign-trained dentist pathway
Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. 17 DCMR 4202.1 requires the applicant to have (a) completed a dental education program at a CODA-recognized institution at the time of graduation and (b) received a US (incl. US territories) or Canadian DDS or DMD degree. A foreign/non-CODA graduate must therefore complete a US/Canadian CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD. A CODA GPR/AEGD residency alone does NOT satisfy the degree requirement.
References
- https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/board-dentistry-dentistry-licensing
- https://www.dcdental.org/member-center/dc-licensure
- https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Chapter.43.Dental.Hygiene.4.9.21.pdf
- https://www.netce.com/ce-requirements/dentist/dc/
- https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/dentistry-initial-license-application-documents
- https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Chapter.42.Dentistry.3.26.21.pdf
- http://dcrules.elaws.us/dcmr/t17_ch17-42
- https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists