# Mississippi dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Mississippi. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Mississippi CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 40 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 40 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 20 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: No CE requirement — Board Regulation 41 (Continuing Education) applies only to dentists and dental hygienists; Mississippi does not license/register dental assistants with a CE-bearing credential.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

CODA postdoctoral (2+ year) pathway — a full advanced-standing DDS/DMD repeat is NOT required, but foreign grads CANNOT use licensure-by-credentials (that is CODA-graduates only). Per Miss. Code Ann. §73-9-23(3), a foreign (non-ADA/CODA) graduate applies for licensure BY EXAMINATION and must: be 21+, be English-proficient, have completed ≥6 academic years of postsecondary study culminating in a foreign dental degree, have been licensed/admitted to practice in that foreign country, AND present documentation of completing at least 2 or more years of full-time POSTDOCTORAL dental education in a CODA-accredited dental program (completed after the general dental degree), with the program's dean certifying the applicant achieved the same didactic and clinical competence as a graduate of the school's predoctoral program.

## References

- <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/>
- <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/sites/dentalboard/files/Reg.%2041%20-%20Updated%2011-14-2024.pdf>
- <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/frequently-asked-questions/continuing-education-frequently-asked-questions>
- <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/sites/dentalboard/files/Foreign%20Trained%20FAQ.pdf>
- <https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/licensure-credentials-frequently-asked-questions>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Mississippi_Licensure>

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