Missouri dental board
Missouri Dental Board (Division of Professional Registration) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Missouri. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Missouri CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 50 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years.
CE source
Dentovio uses this board or renewal source for the Missouri CE summary.
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No CE requirement for basic dental assistants. Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) permit renewal requires CE tied to the permit (commonly cited as ~16 hours per cycle, with BLS counting toward it) — confirm exact figure with the board.
Assistant CE pageForeign-trained dentist pathway
Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. RSMo 332.131 requires the applicant to be 'a graduate of and has a degree in dentistry from an accredited dental school.' A foreign (non-CODA) graduate qualifies for examination and registration only if their school is ADA/CODA-certified; a non-accredited grad must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (advanced-standing programs exist in-state at UMKC and ATSU/MOSDOH). No statutory pathway to full licensure via a CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) alone.
References
- https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/missouri/20-CSR-2110-2-240
- https://dci.mo.gov/sites/dci/files/2025-04/20%20CSR%202110-2.240.pdf
- https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=332.131
- https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists