# Colorado dental CPR/BLS requirements > CPR, BLS, Basic Life Support, hands-on skills, and renewal-cycle signals for Colorado dental professionals. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/colorado Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CPR/BLS provider, hands-on skills, online-only, and renewal rules can change. Confirm current instructions with the Colorado dental board before renewing. ## Direct answer For dental CPR/BLS requirements in Colorado, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: 30 hours / 2 years 30 hours / 2 years No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits (no fixed board-published hour total confirmed) 2-year license period. CPR/BLS: current BLS certification required for all licensees (capped at 2 CE hours). Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the Colorado dental board before renewing. ## CPR/BLS notes 30 hours / 2 years 30 hours / 2 years No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits (no fixed board-published hour total confirmed) 2-year license period. CPR/BLS: current BLS certification required for all licensees (capped at 2 CE hours). ## Renewal CE snapshot - Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental assistants: No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits (no fixed board-published hour total confirmed) ## Full renewal-cycle note 2-year license period. Dentists/Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists both need 30 CE hours per 2-year cycle. First-renewal proration: licensed <12 months = no CE; 12-24 months = 15 hours. At least 16 of 30 hours (or 8 of 15) must be clinical/science-based. LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: dentists must complete at least 1 hour each cycle on best practices for opioid/benzodiazepine prescribing, substance-use-disorder recognition/referral, and PDMP use. CPR/BLS: current BLS certification required for all licensees (capped at 2 CE hours). No explicit standalone infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found. ## Official board source - ## References - - - ## Related - [Colorado dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/colorado/index.html.md) - [Colorado online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/colorado/index.html.md) - [Colorado dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/colorado/index.html.md) - [Colorado dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/colorado/index.html.md) - [All dental CPR/BLS requirement pages](https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker/index.html.md)