# Missouri dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

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.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 50 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: 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.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

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>

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- [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)