# Utah dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

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

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://dopl.utah.gov/dentistry/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/dentistry/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: N/A - Utah does not license or register dental assistants under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act (R156-69), so there is no state-mandated CE requirement for dental assistants.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Utah Code §58-69-302(1)(c) requires 'satisfactory documentation of having successfully completed a program of professional education preparing an individual as a dentist as evidenced by having received an earned doctor's degree in dentistry from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.' The licensure statute contains no non-CODA or GPR/AEGD-residency alternative pathway for initial dentist licensure, so a foreign-trained dentist must obtain a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (advanced-standing program). (Note: a recent Utah immigrant-professional/endorsement initiative may create case-by-case flexibility, but that is not a codified foreign-graduate licensure route — verify current status with DOPL.)

## References

- <https://dopl.utah.gov/dentistry/>
- <https://commerce.utah.gov/dopl/dentistry/>
- <https://www.ada.org/en/education/licensure>
- <https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r156/r156-37.htm>
- <https://www.ada.org/en/resources/licensure>

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- [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)