# Kansas dental CPR/BLS requirements

> CPR, BLS, Basic Life Support, hands-on skills, and renewal-cycle signals for Kansas dental professionals.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/kansas

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 Kansas dental board before renewing.

## Direct answer

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in Kansas, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the Kansas dental board before renewing.

## CPR/BLS notes

All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 60 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants)

## Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial (courses must be completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding license expiration). Dentists: min 2 hours in ethics; specialists must complete at least 40 of the 60 hours in their specialty. Hygienists: min 1 hour in ethics. All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found. No explicit self-study cap found. Per K.A.R. 71-4-1.

## Official board source

- <https://www.dental.ks.gov/hygienists/license-renewals>

## References

- <https://www.dental.ks.gov/hygienists/license-renewals>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-71-4-1>

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