# Maryland dental board > Official board link and Dentovio's independent source-backed state references for Maryland dental CE, license renewal, and foreign-trained dentist pathways. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/maryland Last verified: 2026-07-08 Dentovio is not the Maryland dental board. This is an independent educational directory; confirm final licensure, renewal, discipline, fee, form, and application decisions with the official board. ## Direct answer Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Maryland. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Maryland CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years. ## Official board links - Official board: - CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: ## Dentovio state references - [Maryland dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maryland/index.html.md) - [Maryland online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/maryland/index.html.md) - [Maryland dental license lookup](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-lookup/maryland/index.html.md) - [Maryland dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/maryland/index.html.md) - [Maryland dental license renewal CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maryland/license-renewal/index.html.md) - [Maryland dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maryland/dentist/index.html.md) - [Foreign-trained dentist license in Maryland](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/maryland/index.html.md) - [Maryland foreign-trained dentist residency pathway](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/maryland/residency-pathway/index.html.md) ## CE snapshot - Dentist: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental hygienist: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental assistant: No general dental-assistant CE license. Maryland instead certifies Dental Radiation Technologists, who need a 2-hour infection control course each renewal (plus one-time implicit bias). No CE-bearing 'dental assistant' category with a broad hour requirement. ## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only for full (general) licensure. Md. Code, Health Occ. §4-302(d) requires the applicant to HOLD a DDS/DMD (or equivalent) from a college authorized by a U.S. state or a Canadian province and recognized by the Board — a foreign (non-CODA) degree does not qualify, so a foreign-trained dentist must complete a U.S. CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD (2-3 years) to earn general licensure. The §4-303 education waiver applies ONLY to a LIMITED license (not general): it requires completion of at least 2 years of formal general clinical training in a U.S./Canadian degree-granting institution. There is no CODA GPR/AEGD residency shortcut to general licensure for foreign grads. ## 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)