# District of Columbia dental CPR/BLS requirements > CPR, BLS, Basic Life Support, hands-on skills, and renewal-cycle signals for District of Columbia dental professionals. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/district-of-columbia Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: medium Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CPR/BLS provider, hands-on skills, online-only, and renewal rules can change. Confirm current instructions with the District of Columbia dental board before renewing. ## Direct answer For dental CPR/BLS requirements in District of Columbia, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: 30 hours / 2 years Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against official DCMR 2-year cycle; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years (e. CPR required. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the District of Columbia dental board before renewing. ## CPR/BLS notes 30 hours / 2 years Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against official DCMR 2-year cycle; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years (e. CPR required. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). ## Renewal CE snapshot - Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years - Dental hygienists: Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed - Dental assistants: Dental assistants: ~10 hours / 2 years per DC Dental Society summary (infection control 2 hrs, LGBTQ cultural competency 2 hrs, ethics 1 hr, public-health-priority hours, CPR/BLS 2 hrs); not confirmed against official DCMR ## Full renewal-cycle note 2-year cycle; licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years (e.g., 12/31/2025). Common mandatory topics across dentists/hygienists/assistants: infection control 2 hrs; ethics 1 hr; cultural competency/LGBTQ 2 hrs. PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY: 10% of total required hours must be on DOH-designated public-health-priority topics (dentists 3 hrs; hygienists ~2-3 hrs). OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: DEA/controlled-substance-registered dentists must complete 2 hrs on abuse/misuse of controlled substances and opioid prescribing. CPR required. LIVE/SELF-STUDY: as of the 12/31/2021 renewal all hours (incl. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). NOTE: dentist figure (30 hrs) is well corroborated; hygienist (15 vs 20) and assistant (10) figures conflict across sources and were not verified against the official DCMR Title 17, so confidence is medium. ## Official board source - ## References - - - - ## Related - [District of Columbia dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/district-of-columbia/index.html.md) - [District of Columbia dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/district-of-columbia/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)