# Tennessee dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Tennessee Board of Dentistry (TN Dept. of Health) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Tennessee. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Tennessee CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 40 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years.

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/dentistry-board.html>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/den.html>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 40 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: Registered Dental Assistants: 24 hours / 2 years (at least 2 hours chemical dependency education). Applies to registered dental assistants.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

No full license on a non-CODA degree; a restricted LIMITED LICENSE is available via an ADA-accredited SPECIALTY program (not GPR/AEGD). Rule 0460-02-.03 (Limited and Educational Limited Licensure): a graduate whose transcript shows the equivalent of a DDS/DMD, plus an ECE course-by-course evaluation showing the equivalent of 4 years of US dentistry study, plus 'certification of successful completion of a graduate training program in a recognized specialty branch of dentistry from an advanced specialty program accredited by the American Dental Association,' plus the National Board exam. This limited license restricts practice to ADA-accredited institutions / dental education programs or federally-designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). For UNRESTRICTED licensure by exam, TN requires a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (i.e., a foreign grad would need an advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD).

## References

- <https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/dentistry-board.html>
- <https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/den.html>
- <https://www.ada.org/en/education/licensure>
- <https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/0460/0460-02.20230919.pdf>
- <https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/DS_Instructions.pdf>

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- [Foreign-trained dentist licensure by state](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-licensure/index.html.md)