# Michigan dental CPR/BLS requirements

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CPR/BLS provider, hands-on skills, online-only, and renewal rules can change. Confirm current instructions with the Michigan dental board before renewing.

## Direct answer

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in Michigan, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain BLS/CPR. Must carry current BLS/CPR card (no CE credit). Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the Michigan dental board before renewing.

## CPR/BLS notes

delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain BLS/CPR. Must carry current BLS/CPR card (no CE credit).

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 60 hours / 3 years
- Dental hygienists: 36 hours / 3 years
- Dental assistants: Registered Dental Assistants (RDA): 36 hours / 3 years, same structure as hygienists — 2 hrs pain/symptom management, 1 hr ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain BLS/CPR. Up to 18 of 36 hrs may be asynchronous/online.

## Full renewal-cycle note

3-year cycle. Dentists (60 hrs): 3 hrs pain & symptom management, 1 hr dental ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation of duties to allied dental personnel), 1 hr infection control (hand-piece sterilization/PPE/CDC guidelines), one-time 1-hr human trafficking recognition. Implicit bias training required IN ADDITION to the 60 (min 1 hr per year of the license cycle; initial applicants need 2 hrs within prior 5 yrs). Must carry current BLS/CPR card (no CE credit). Format: min 20 hrs classroom/in-person seminar/interactive live webinar; up to 30 hrs online/recorded webinar; up to ~10 hrs self-study reading. Hygienists & assistants mirror at 36 hrs with 2 hrs pain/symptom mgmt, 1 hr ethics/jurisprudence, 1 hr infection control, 1-hr one-time human trafficking; min 12 classroom hrs, up to 18 online.

## Official board source

- <https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dentistry>

## References

- <https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dentistry>
- <https://www.michigandental.org/ce-courses/ce-requirements/>

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