# Montana dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Montana. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Montana CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 60 hours / 3 years; hygienists: 36 hours / 3 years.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 60 hours / 3 years
- Dental hygienist: 36 hours / 3 years
- Dental assistant: No state CE requirement for dental assistants (ARM 24.138.2110 addresses dentists, hygienists, and denturists only).

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. MCA 37-4-301 requires 'a certificate of graduation from a board-approved dental school,' and MCA 37-4-302 provides that in determining recognized dental colleges the board is guided by the standards of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-accredited graduate must therefore obtain a CODA-recognized DDS/DMD (advanced standing). No statute or rule found allowing full licensure via a CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) alone.

## References

- <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry>
- <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry/>
- <https://rules.mt.gov/gateway/RuleNo.asp?RN=24.138.2110>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Montana_Licensure>
- <https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0010/0370-0040-0030-0010.html>
- <https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0020/0370-0040-0030-0020.html>
- <https://rules.mt.gov/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=24.138.505>

## 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)