# Virginia dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Virginia Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Health Professions) is the official dental board source Dentovio links for Virginia. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to Virginia CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 15 hours / 1 year (annual); hygienists: 15 hours / 1 year (annual).

## Official board links

- Official board: <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/PractitionerResources/ContinuingEducation/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 15 hours / 1 year (annual)
- Dental hygienist: 15 hours / 1 year (annual)
- Dental assistant: No CE hour count set by the board for Dental Assistant II; renewal requires maintaining current DANB (or ADA-recognized) certification plus a current hands-on healthcare-provider CPR course. (DANB certification renewal itself requires 12 CE/year.)

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

CODA residency pathway accepted: a foreign-trained dentist qualifies by holding a diploma/certificate from a CODA- or CDAC-accredited program that is EITHER a pre-doctoral (DDS/DMD) program, OR at least a 12-month post-doctoral advanced general dentistry program (GPR/AEGD), OR a post-doctoral program of at least 24 months in another specialty that includes a clinical component. A non-CODA graduate may also enter a Virginia advanced-standing program under a temporary/restricted license (18VAC60-21-230).

## References

- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/>
- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/PractitionerResources/ContinuingEducation/>
- <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency60/chapter21/section250/>
- <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency60/chapter25/section190/>
- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/PractitionerResources/ContinuingEducation/DentalAssistants/>
- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/AbouttheBoard/FAQ/>
- <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency60/chapter21/section230/>
- <https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists>

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