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West Virginia dental board

West Virginia Board of Dentistry is the official dental board source Dentovio links for West Virginia. Use the board link for final licensure decisions, and use Dentovio's independent page to jump to West Virginia CE requirements, renewal notes, and foreign-trained dentist pathway references. CE snapshot: Dentists: 35 hours / 2 years; hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years.

Official board

West Virginia Board of Dentistry

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CE source

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Dentist CE

35 hours / 2 years

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Hygienist CE

20 hours / 2 years

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Assistant CE

No specific CE hour count published for dental assistants in the CE rule (W.Va. CSR 5-11); EDDA/expanded-duties credentials require board-approved coursework. Verify directly with the WV Board of Dentistry.

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Foreign-trained dentist pathway

Advanced-standing-style CODA program required (2+ years), which functions as a residency route only if it is a 2-year advanced program: W.Va. CSR 5-1-3.5 lets the Board license a foreign-dental-school graduate who holds certification of a TWO-YEAR (or more) advanced general dentistry training program from a US/Canadian CODA-accredited school; 5-1-3.6 similarly allows a 2-year (or more) CODA-accredited dental specialty advanced education program. A one-year GPR/AEGD alone does NOT confer full licensure. Without such 2-year CODA training, foreign-trained dentists are limited to intern/resident/teaching permits (5-1-3.3/3.4).

References

Last verified 2026-07-08. Dentovio is independent and does not replace official dental board, statute, regulation, or program requirements.