# South Carolina dental board

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/south-carolina

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

South Carolina Board of Dentistry (SC LLR) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for South Carolina. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to South Carolina CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 28 hours / 2 years (14 hours/year); hygienists: 14 hours / 2 years (7 hours/year).

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://llr.sc.gov/bod/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://llr.sc.gov/bod/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 28 hours / 2 years (14 hours/year)
- Dental hygienist: 14 hours / 2 years (7 hours/year)
- Dental assistant: No registered 'dental assistant' CE requirement. SC registers 'dental technicians': 8 hours / 2 years (4 hours/year). No state CE requirement for chairside dental assistants.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. SC Code Title 40, Ch. 15 (§40-15-140) requires 'satisfactory evidence of graduation from a dental college... accredited by the Commission [on Dental Accreditation]'. There is no statutory GPR/AEGD residency pathway to initial licensure for a non-CODA degree — a foreign-trained dentist must obtain a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (advanced-standing program). (A narrow discretionary provision lets the Board require additional education 'in an ADA approved dental school or residency' only after 3 failed clinical exam attempts, not as a general foreign-grad pathway.)

## References

- <https://llr.sc.gov/bod/>
- <https://www.ada.org/en/education/licensure/licensure-dental-students>
- <https://llr.sc.gov/bod/renewals.aspx>
- <https://www.llr.sc.gov/bod/pdf/South%20Carolina%20Board%20of%20Dentistry%20Continuing%20Education.pdf>
- <https://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/Chapter%2039.pdf>
- <https://help.cebroker.com/hc/en-us/articles/15226514070676-South-Carolina-Board-of-Dentistry>
- <https://www.ada.org/en/resources/licensure>

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