# Maine dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Maine Board of Dental Practice is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Maine. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Maine CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 40 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://www.maine.gov/dental/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://www.maine.gov/dental/licensure/license-types.html>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 40 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA): 50 hours / 5 years. Dental Radiographer (RAD): no CE hours, current CPR only.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

Case-by-case 'educational equivalent' review — NOT a strict advanced-standing-DDS-only rule, and no explicit fixed CODA-residency requirement. By statute (32 M.R.S. §18342) a dentist applicant must verify a doctoral degree (DMD/DDS) from a CODA-accredited program OR 'the educational equivalent of a doctoral degree in dentistry, as determined by the board.' Since 2020 the Board reviews non-CODA foreign credentials case-by-case for educational equivalency; a foreign-trained dentist is licensable if the Board determines their education is equivalent (rather than being required to complete a specific CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD or a named residency). Endorsement pathways also exist for those already licensed elsewhere (incl. foreign jurisdictions) with a substantially equivalent license held 3 consecutive years, or substantially-similar qualifications.

## References

- <https://www.maine.gov/dental/>
- <https://www.maine.gov/dental/licensure/license-types.html>
- <https://www.maine.gov/dental/documents/Chapter13TransitionChart.pdf>
- <https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/32/title32ch16sec0.html>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Maine_Licensure>
- <https://www.medentalcareers.org/internationally-trained-dentists.php>

## 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)