North Carolina dental board
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners is the official dental board source Dentovio links for North Carolina. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to North Carolina CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 15 hours / year (annual; ~30 per 2 years); hygienists: 6 hours / year (annual; ~12 per 2 years).
CE source
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No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions
Assistant CE pageForeign-trained dentist pathway
CODA residency (advanced dental education) pathway ACCEPTED. Under 21 NCAC 16B .0501 (licensure by credentials), an applicant who graduated with a certificate or degree from a CODA-accredited ADVANCED DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (e.g., GPR, AEGD, or a CODA specialty program) satisfies the educational credentials requirement — a foreign (non-CODA) graduate does NOT have to repeat a full CODA DDS/DMD. (The alternative traditional route also exists: complete at least two years in a CODA-accredited dental school and earn a DDS/DMD, then pass Board-approved exams.)
References
- https://www.ncdentalboard.org/dental.htm
- https://www.ncdentalboard.org/continuing_education.htm
- https://ncdentalboard.org/PDF/21ncac16i.0102.pdf
- http://ncrules.elaws.us/code/21ncac16i.0102
- https://www.toothnerd.com/post/north-carolina-dental-ce-requirements-for-license-renewal-complete-2026-guide
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/north-carolina/21-N-C-Admin-Code-16B-0501
- https://www.ncdentalboard.org/PDF/Options%20for%20International%20Dentists.pdf
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/north-carolina/21-N-C-Admin-Code-16B-0101