# West Virginia dental board

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Dentovio is not the West 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

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 links

- Official board: <http://www.wvdentalboard.org>
- CE or renewal source used by Dentovio: <https://wvbod.wv.gov/>

## Dentovio state references

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

## CE snapshot

- Dentist: 35 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienist: 20 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistant: 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.

## Foreign-trained dentist pathway signal

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

- <http://www.wvdentalboard.org>
- <https://wvbod.wv.gov/>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/west-virginia/W-Va-C-S-R-SS-5-11-3>
- <https://www.netce.com/ce-requirements/dentist/wv/>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/west-virginia/W-Va-C-S-R-SS-5-1-3>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/West_Virginia_Licensure>
- <https://wvbodv7prod.glsuite.us/GLSuiteWeb/Clients/WVBOD/StaticFiles/home.aspx>

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