Dentist CE
48 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period)
State CPR/BLS
Illinois dental CPR/BLS requirements
For dental CPR/BLS requirements in Illinois, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/period. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the Illinois dental board before renewing.
Hygienist CE
36 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period)
Assistant CE
No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations)
CPR/BLS notes
- BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/period.
Before renewing
- Confirm whether the board requires CPR, BLS, or healthcare-provider BLS.
- Check whether an in-person or hands-on skills assessment is required.
- Verify whether CPR/BLS counts toward CE hours or is separate from CE.
- Keep cards, certificates, and audit records in the board-required format.
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Full renewal-cycle note
Triennial (3-year) renewal period; CE not required for the first renewal cycle after original license issuance. Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. Mandatory each cycle: 1 hr sexual harassment prevention; 1 hr implicit bias awareness (effective 2024). BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/period. Opioid: 3 hrs safe-opioid-prescribing for Illinois Controlled Substances registrants; separately, DEA registrants owe the federal MATE Act 8-hr training. Mandated-reporter training every 6 years for those working with children. Dentists holding sedation Permit A/B need 9 of the 48 hours in sedation techniques. Verify current per-cycle mandates against IDFPR, as state add-on courses change.