# Rhode Island dental board

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/rhode-island

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry (RI Department of Health) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Rhode Island. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Rhode Island 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://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=251>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-2>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 40 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 20 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: No specific CE hour total for dental assistants, but all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting must maintain: current hands-on BLS certification and at least 1 hour/year of CDC Infection Control Guidelines training. N/A for a numeric CE total.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

For full/general licensure: advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Applicants must present evidence of graduation from a dental school accredited by CODA (or its designated agency) — R.I. Gen. Laws 5-31.1-6(b)(1) and 216-RICR-40-05-2.4.6(A)(3). No GPR/AEGD residency-to-full-license pathway exists in the current rules, so a non-CODA foreign graduate must complete a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD. NOTE: a 2026 bill (S2862) creating a supervised LIMITED-license pathway for foreign-trained dentists passed the RI Senate on June 4, 2026 but had not been signed into law as of these sources — verify current status with the Board.

## References

- <https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=251>
- <https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-2>
- <https://www.ridental.org/CE>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Rhode_Island_Licensure>
- <https://health.ri.gov/dentistry>
- <https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2862/2026>
- <https://health.ri.gov/applications/Dentist-Limited.pdf>

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