# District of Columbia dental board > Official board link and Dentovio's independent source-backed state references for District of Columbia dental CE, license renewal, and foreign-trained dentist pathways. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/district-of-columbia Last verified: 2026-07-08 Dentovio is not the District of Columbia dental board. This is an independent educational directory; confirm final licensure, renewal, discipline, fee, form, and application decisions with the official board. ## Direct answer 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. ## Official board links - Official board: - CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: ## Dentovio state references - [District of Columbia dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dental license lookup](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-lookup/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dental license renewal CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/district-of-columbia/license-renewal/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/district-of-columbia/dentist/index.html.md) - [Foreign-trained dentist license in District of Columbia](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia foreign-trained dentist residency pathway](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/district-of-columbia/residency-pathway/index.html.md) ## CE snapshot - Dentist: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental hygienist: 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 - Dental assistant: 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 ## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal 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 - - - - - - - - ## Related - [All dental boards by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/index.html.md) - [Online dental CE by state](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/index.html.md) - [Dental license lookup by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-lookup/index.html.md) - [Dental license renewal by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/index.html.md) - [Dental CE requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/index.html.md) - [Foreign-trained dentist licensure by state](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-licensure/index.html.md)